ISLAMABAD – PTI led government has decided to approach a court againstLeader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif as he hadguaranteed Nawaz’s repatriation.
Reports in local media said the government has decided to file a petitionagainst former CM Punjab in the Lahore High Court in a case related toformer prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s return.
Shehbaz submitted an affidavit in Lahore High Court, assuring that NawazSharif will return to Pakistan after his full recovery.
In 2019, Shehbaz submitted a draft of initial undertaking in the court,saying that he would facilitate Nawaz’s return to the South Asian countryfollowing his treatment abroad.
The Islamabad High Court suspended Sharif’s sentence on medical grounds foreight weeks in the Al-Azizia reference case and he was conditionallyapproved to leave the country.
Since 2019, PML-N supremo has been living in UK with the federal governmentdemanding his return. Recently, the PML-N leaders have dropped major hintsthat Sharif will return and expressed full confidence that the deposedpremier will oust the Imran Khan led government.
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Following Ayaz Sadiq’s confident claims, Maryam Nawaz also hinted at herfather’s return saying her father is desperate to return to homeland andwill do so soon.
Meanwhile, Shehbaz who guaranteed brother’s return two years back has nowclarified that the latter had no plans to return to Pakistan in immediatefuture.
He said Nawaz might stay in the UK legally until the immigration tribunalrules on his appeal against the British Home Office’s rejection forextending his visa. Reports also claimed that the British Home Office hasturned down Nawaz’s appeal for visa extension.
