ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has imposed a travel ban on the parliamentary leader of the opposition, Shehbaz Sharif, based on a recommendation by its anti-graft agency, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Monday.
The decision to place Shehbaz on the country’s Exit Control List (ECL) follows a week after he was off-loaded from a UK-bound flight, despite a top Pakistani court permitting him to travel to London for medical treatment.
In a press conference on Monday, Ahmed said that “members of the Sharif family,” who were co-accused in a money laundering case, “were already in London.”
“Nawaz Sharif did not return, so how could Shehbaz?” he added.
Shehbaz, a former chief minister of the populous Punjab province and younger brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is co-accused in a money laundering case amounting to billions of rupees.
Nawaz left Pakistan in November 2019 to seek medical treatment in the UK after being granted bail from a seven-year jail sentence for corruption. He denies the corruption charges and continues to live in exile in London.
Shehbaz, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party – after Nawaz was disqualified from office – was released on bail in April, nearly seven months after the NAB detained him over his alleged role in the money laundering case.
“Therefore, like his brother, if Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif absconds, his extradition from the UK will not be possible,” Ahmed said.
Pakistan imposes travel ban on key opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif
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Pakistan imposes travel ban on key opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif
- Places him on the country’s exit control list a week after he was off-loaded from a UK-bound flight
- Court had permitted him to travel abroad for medical treatment
Pakistan recall Shadab Khan for Sri Lanka T20I series as World Cup looms
- Shadab Khan, 27, last played for Pakistan in June before he underwent a shoulder surgery
- Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Muhammad Rizwan to miss series due to Big Bash League
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Sunday it has named former captain Shadab Khan in the 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series scheduled to take place against Sri Lanka next month, as the Green Shirts prepare for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Khan, 27, last represented Pakistan in June this year before he underwent a shoulder surgery. Khan is currently featuring in the Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia after going through a rehabilitation program at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.
“All-rounder Shadab Khan has returned to the T20I side as the Men’s National Selection Committee named a 15-member squad for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place later next month,” the PCB said in a statement.
A host of key players such as Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Rizwan have not been included in the series as they are featuring in the BBL.
Uncapped Pakistani wicketkeeper-batter Khawaja Nafay has also been included in the Sri Lanka squad. The 23-year-old right-handed batter has recently been part of the Pakistan Shaheens squad. He has featured in 32 T20 matches and has scored at a strike rate of 132.81.
The Pakistan team will depart for Sri Lanka in the first week of January 2026, with all three T20Is scheduled to be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (RDICS) in Dambulla on Jan. 7, 9 and 11.
“The series will provide Pakistan an opportunity to finalize their squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, set to take place in India and Sri Lanka from 7 February to 8 March,” the PCB said.
“Pakistan are scheduled to play all their matches in Colombo, Sri Lanka.”
SQUAD:
Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmad, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Usman Tariq
