Pakistan has refused an extradition flight from the United Kingdom fordeporting 40 nationals back to the country. Britain reportedly apportioned£300,000 for a chartered plane scheduled for Islamabad InternationalAirport, with Pakistan withdrawing clearance for landing at the last minute.
According to the British newspaper *The Sun*, Pakistan refused extraditionclearance amid deepening uncertainties between the government and ex-patNawaz Sharif.——————————
As per the reports, the U.K. Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has beenrequested to return the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has beenliving in London for a year. The former prime minister was temporarilyreleased from prison to leave Pakistan for an 8-week trip for medicaltreatment.
*The Sun *reported a source, who said,
Pakistan sent a warning that it need not accept illegal immigrants fromLondon if Britain will not return its former PM, who many believe isstaying in the U.K. illegally.
The U.K.-based newspaper has reportedly seen videos and photos of theex-prime minister walking to and from his luxury mansion in central Londonin recent months. Notable critics and journalists claim he has not spent asingle night at any hospital in the capital.
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In the past few months, Nawaz Sharif has engaged in a widespread rebellionagainst the government of Pakistan, citing false accusations and directingparty members to extract resignation from Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Khan’s adviser, Mirza Shahzad Akbar, reportedly wrote to the U.K. HomeSecretary on 5th October, where he said that Nawaz Sharif “has beenresponsible for pillaging the state and I trust that you will be supportiveof our efforts to bring those responsible for corruption to account.”
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