ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will bar jailed former leader Nawaz Sharif from travelling abroad, the government said on Monday, in one of the first decisions taken by new Prime Minister Imran Khan's cabinet. Sharif was convicted of corruption by an anti-graft court in July and jailed for 10 years. His and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, sentenced to seven years on the same charges, are appealing against their convictions. "It has been decided that the names of Nawaz Sharif and his daughter will be placed on exit control list," Chaudhry told reporters in Islamabad. His third five-year term in government was characterised by discord with the military, which has ruled Pakistan for nearly half its 71-year history.

Source: The Star August 20, 2018 15:00 UTC