Former President and General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf has requested the Ministry of Interior to allow him to visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the funeral and to condole the demise of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
According to sources, Musharraf, in a written request, has urged the government to lift a travel ban for just one day so that he could fly to Saudi Arabia and pay his commiseration to the royal family in person.
Musharraf’s name is currently on Exit Control List (ECL) for he was facing multiple high-profile cases in the courts of law.
Under ECL, the Government of Pakistan under the Exit-Pakistan (Control) Ordinance maintains a list of Those persons are prohibited from leaving Pakistan.
