*Karachi – As part of tactics to extradite PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif fromBritain, the federal government has decided to cancel his passport, localmedia reported on Wednesday.*
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Home Minister Sheikh Rasheedsaid that former premier Nawaz Sharif’s passport will be cancelled onFebruary 16. He added that it seems Nawaz has no faith in his own countryand that is the reason he took iqama (work permit) in the first place.
Commenting on the matter, a senior journalist said once Nawaz’s passport iscancelled, the legality of his stay in the United Kingdom becomes tenuous.”Your visa is granted on your passport but once you don’t have a passportanymore, your legal stay becomes uncertain,” he said.
“Once a country withdraws or cancels its passport it says that this citizenis no longer a valid document holder,” he explained. The UK doesn’t have anextradition treaty with Pakistan but once his passport is cancelled, itmakes Pakistan’s petition for Nawaz’s deportation stronger, he mentioned.
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The government approached UK authorities to extradite Nawaz Sharif butdecision in this regard is yet to be taken.
