FAZAL SHER

ISLAMABAD: Following the directives of Supreme Court, Ministry of Interior has placed names of former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister on Exit Control List (ECL).

Sources said that the Ministry of Interior named Zardari and Faryal in ECL in connection with an ongoing suo motu case concerning an investigation into fake accounts and fictitious transactions worth billions of rupees conducted through several mainstream banks. The fake accounts were allegedly used for channeling funds received through heavy bribes and kickbacks.