Ephedrine scandal: Ali Musa Gilani returns to Pakistan

He left before his name could be placed on the ECL for his alleged role in the Rs7 billion drug quota scandal.

ISLAMABAD: Ali Musa Gilani, son of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and the main accused in the Ephedrine scandal, has returned to Pakistan, Express News reported on Sunday.

Ali Musa left for South Africa on April 10 on a honeymoon trip and was expected to travel to the UK too. According to Ali Musa’s personal secretary, the premier’s son was earlier scheduled to return on May 2.

The recently-elected MNA left before his name could be placed on the Exit Control List for his alleged role in the Rs7 billion drug quota scandal. Ali Musa has denied the allegations.

The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) had named Ali Musa as one of the accused in its inquiry report. The report added eight more names to the list of accused, including the prime minister’s Principal Secretary Khushnood Akhtar Lashari, Ministry of Narcotics Control Secretary Zafar Abbas Lak and National Assembly Member Mian Abdul Sattar.