Musharraf barred from leaving Pakistan

Pakistan yesterday stopped former President Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country a day after a court ordered it.
The Interior Ministry issued directives to the immigration authorities to put Musharraf's name on the Exit Control List (ECL), reported Xinhua, citing Radio Pakistan.
It also sent a notification to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which deals with the immigration affairs at the airports.
Musharraf returned to Pakistan after over a four year self-exile and is now facing several cases including his government's failure to provide security to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was killed in a suicide attack in 2007.
A court in Karachi extended his protective bail on plea by his defence lawyers that the former military ruler is contesting elections. However, he was restrained from leaving the country without the court's permission.