Federal Ministers oppose to let ‘Maryam Nawaz’ fly abroad

Author: Web Desk

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Vice President and former first daughter, Maryam Nawaz, is likely to face a big ‘NO’ from PTI government over her traveling to London.  The federal cabinet in a meeting on Tuesday (Dec 10) chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan has opposed to send Maryam Nawaz abroad, sources reported.

Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda strongly opposed to let Maryam Nawaz fly abroad.

He said that the cabinet has decided not to remove Maryam’s name from the ECL and added that Nawaz Sharif was given facilitated on medical grounds. “Maryam is not ill”, he continued.

The minister said rich prisoners enjoying facilities in the jail, while poor facing hardships. “This time if the name is removed from the ECL then we will challenge it in the courts.”

The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) two-member bench headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najaf, on Monday (Dec 9) asked the government to make a final decision about removing the name of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz from the Exit Control List (ECL) within the next seven days.

Maryam Nawaz  had pleaded with the court to let her travel abroad for six weeks and direct the authorities to return her passport.

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