In a strong response, Pakistan government refused chartered flight from UK at last minute
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Pakistan has refused an extradition flight from the United Kingdom for deporting 40 nationals back to the country. Britain reportedly apportioned £300,000 for a chartered plane scheduled for Islamabad International Airport, with Pakistan withdrawing clearance for landing at the last minute.
According to the British newspaper *The Sun*, Pakistan refused extradition clearance amid deepening uncertainties between the government and ex-pat Nawaz Sharif. ------------------------------
As per the reports, the U.K. Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has been requested to return the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been living in London for a year. The former prime minister was temporarily released from prison to leave Pakistan for an 8-week trip for medical treatment.
*The Sun *reported a source, who said,
Pakistan sent a warning that it need not accept illegal immigrants from London if Britain will not return its former PM, who many believe is staying in the U.K. illegally.
The U.K.-based newspaper has reportedly seen videos and photos of the ex-prime minister walking to and from his luxury mansion in central London in recent months. Notable critics and journalists claim he has not spent a single night at any hospital in the capital.
In the past few months, Nawaz Sharif has engaged in a widespread rebellion against the government of Pakistan, citing false accusations and directing party members to extract resignation from Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Khan’s adviser, Mirza Shahzad Akbar, reportedly wrote to the U.K. Home Secretary on 5th October, where he said that Nawaz Sharif “has been responsible for pillaging the state and I trust that you will be supportive of our efforts to bring those responsible for corruption to account.”
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