LONDON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has refused to receive hisarrest warrants from the Pakistan High Commission in London.Ad
An official of the high commission went to serve the arrest warrants sentby the government on Mr Sharif at his London residence but no one receivedthem, the sources said. Later, the high commission sent him copies of thewarrants through email, they said.
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had directed the foreign secretary to ensureproduction of ex-PM before the court on September 22. He was told to “causethe production of appellant (Mr Sharif) through High Commission of Pakistanin United King¬dom” on Sept 22.
Last week, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Registrar Office had startedimplementing the orders and issued a notice to the Ministry of ForeignAffairslinkfortaking steps to arrest former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
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The high court issued the arrest warrants of Nawaz Sharif in the Al-Aziziaand Avenfield cases and also sent its copy to the Ministry of ForeignAffairs for assisting the relevant authorities in arresting the formerpremier who is currently residing in London.
