Officials say Shahbaz Gill’s name was added to ECL after federal cabinet’s approval.
PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s name added to ECL. PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s name has been added to the Exit Control List (ECL), sources privy to the matter told Geo News on Tuesday.
Officials, who had knowledge about the matter spoke to private news channel on the condition of anonymity, and shared that Gill’s name was added to the ECL after the federal cabinet’s approval.
The former special assistant to the prime minister’s name has been added to the exit list on the Islamabad administration’s request.
Gill has been facing sedition charges for inciting mutiny within the Pakistan Army through his remarks during a private TV channel show, but managed to secure bail by the IHC on September 15.
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Muhammad Shahbaz Shabbir Gill, commonly known as Shahbaz Gill is a Pakistani academician, lecturer, politician, former provincial spokesperson to the Government of Punjab, and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) to Imran Khan.
He was a member of the Imran Khan cabinet from 13 May to 3 April 2022. Currently he is the Chief of Staff of former Prime Minister Imran Khan following Khan’s removal from office in April 2022.
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