ISLAMABAD – Interpol responds over Pakistan government request to arrestformer PM Nawaz Sharif’s son Hasan Nawaz.
The Interpol has refused to entertain Pakistan’s request to arrest formerprime minister Nawaz Sharif’s son Hassan Nawaz due to insufficient evidenceand it has conveyed this to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The Interpol has also rejected Pakistan’s request to issue red warrants forHussain Nawaz.
According to the sources, with the approval of Interior Ministry, FIA fewmonths ago had submitted a written request to the Interpol headquarters forissuing the red warrants of former PM’s sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz.
FIA had been given the task to contact Interpol and bring both the sons ofNawaz back to the country. They said that an Interpol team reviewed thematter through different sessions but it could not be satisfied with theevidences provided by the Government of Pakistan.
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They mentioned that Interpol had informed the FIA last week through aletter about the development. The FIA had also informed the InteriorMinistry and National Accountability Bureau about the Interpol’s respond.
In the case of Hussain Nawaz, the Interpol in its 10-page verdict said thatthe documents for issuing red warrants of Hussain Nawaz were not reasonableand the Pakistan government did not provide trustable proofs against theson of Nawaz Sharif.
Earlier in August, 2018, on the request of National Accountability Bureauthe names of Hassan and Hussain Nawaz were placed on the blacklist. Afterincluding in the black list, the passports of Hassan and Hussain Nawaz werealso blocked. Now the former premier’s sons will not be able to travel ontheir Pakistani passports.
