New Pak Govt amends ECL rules, removes thousands from list
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah announced Friday that the newly-elected government amended rules related to the Exit Control List (ECL) and removed the names of several thousand people from the list.
In his first press conference at the Interior Ministry. The minister said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had formed a committee to update the rules governing the inclusion of a person's name in the Exit Control List.
"Therefore, with a swift pace, federal ministers Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Asad Mehmood, Naveed Qamar, and Azam Nazeer Tarrar came forward with their suggestions. And the cabinet approved them," he said.."
According to the interior minister, if someone's name has been on the exit list for more than 120 days. Their name will be automatically removed. 4,863 words appear in t...