The case was fixed for hearing today in a bench of the Lahore High Court comprises of Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice Anwarul Haq Pannu but both of the judges went to leave in the court's winter vacations.
Sources privy to the information revealed that a final decision on the matter will be undertaken by the ministry of interior within the next 48 to 72 hours.
The counsel of the home secretary in an earlier hearing argued that the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) inquiry had been discontinued and therefore the names should be removed from the ECL.
Chairperson Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)Uzma Adil Khan, former MD Pakistan State Oil (PSO) Imranul Haq, Mubeen Saulat, Shahid Islamuddin and Amir Naseem have been other officials placed in the ECL, sources said.
The name of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has been placed in the ECL after recommendation of National Accountability Bureau and approval of the federal cabinet, interior ministry sources said.
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