Pakistan, Nov. 16 -- The Lahore High Court on Friday admitted for hearing a petition filed by PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif for unconditional removal of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's name from the exit control list (ECL).

A two-member bench headed by Justice Ali Baqir Najafi and comprising Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem resumed the hearing of the case, wherein the federal government and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted their replies to the bench, a private TV channel reported.

The court dismissed the NAB and federal government's stance on the matter. In its written verdict, the LHC said the federal government's objection regarding the court's jurisdiction is not right, adding that the case falls under its jurisdict...