Sharif family submits request for removal of Nawaz's name from ECL.

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE -- The Sharif family on Friday approached the Ministry of Interior seeking the removal of former premier Nawaz Sharif's name from the Exit Control List (ECL).

A request has been submitted to the interior secretary, requesting the removal of Nawaz's name from the list to pave way for the three-time prime minister to fly abroad for medical treatment.

According to sources, interior ministry has reached out to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over the matter. NAB chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal is holding consultations. Reportedly, Nawaz's name will be removed from ECL once NAB decides on the matter.

NAB sources told Express that the former premier will likely be given 'one-time' permission to go abroad - similar to how Shehbaz Sharif was given earlier this year.

Nawaz must fly abroad for medical treatment: PML-N

Nawaz was granted bail on medical grounds by the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation pertaining to Chaudhry Sugar Mills, and the Islamabad High Court granted an eight-week suspension of his seven-year sentence awarded by accountability court judge Arshad Malik in the Al Azizia Hill Metal Establishment corruption reference.

The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) supremo was first taken to the government-run hospital last month after his health deteriorated. He was discharged from the Lahore Services Hospital on Wednesday after his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, was also granted bail in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry pertaining to Chaudhry Sugar Mills.

He is currently being treated at his Raiwind residence where an ICU unit has been established under the supervision of the former premier's personal physician Dr Adnan Malik.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Thursday that the doctors said they have exhausted all the available options in the country and urged for the...