LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday has ordered removal of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif's name from the blacklist and allowed him to travel abroad for medical treatment.

Justice Ali Baqir Najfi announced the ruling on the former Punjab chief minister’s petition seeking exclusion of his name from the blacklist.

The court allowed the opposition leader to go abroad for eight weeks.

The PML-N leader had earlier filed a petition with the LHC, seeking direction to the concerned quarters for the removal of his name from the blacklist so that he could fly abroad for medical treatment.