LONDON: United Kingdom’s Home Office confirmed that it has received aletter from the Pakistan authorities seeking the “deportation” of theformer prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif so that he can serve hisremaining jail term.
A source in the British government said the letter was received around twoweeks ago and it has not been dealt with as yet. The letter has been markedfor the attention of Home Secretary Priti Patel.
A spokesman of the Home Office, when asked about the letter by Geo News,refused to comment on the status of the letter. However, a source in theBritish government said that the Pakistan government has written at leastfour letters so far seeking the return of Nawaz Sharif in the last oneyear, since Nawaz Sharif’s arrival here on medical grounds after thegovernment of PM Imran Khan permitted him to travel to London for hisurgent medical treatment.
It’s understood that in previous letters, the Pakistani government wasseeking the extradition of the PML-N supremo but in the latest letterIslamabad has asked the UK government to “deport” him. They have cited thereason that Nawaz has been convicted and violated an agreement with thegovernment.
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The latest letter says Home Secretary Priti Patel is “duty bound” to deportNawaz because he was temporarily released from prison in Pakistan and givenpermission to leave the country for eight weeks only.
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A source in the Pakistani government, told Geo News, that PM Imran Khan hadpersonally seen and approved the letter. He added the approval was givenafter Shahzad Akbar, an adviser to PM on accountability, prepared it urgingthe British government to deport the ex-premier who has become fully activein Pakistani politics for the last six weeks from his office just offEdgware Road.
The letter informs Patel that Nawaz has been “responsible for pillaging thestate”.
By: Murtaza Ali Shah
