ISLAMABAD – The government has granted one-time four-week permission toformer Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to go abroad for his treatment.
This was announced by Law Minister Farogh Nasim, while addressing a newsconference along with Special Assistant to Prime Minister on AccountabilityShahzad Akbar in Islamabad this evening.
He said it has also been decided that PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif, whohad appealed for the permission, will have to submit an indemnity bond tothe tune of around seven billion rupees to avail the concession.
The Minister said written orders in this regard will be issued at any timetoday and now it is up to Nawaz Sharif and his family to accept or rejectthe permission.
He said the decision has been made according to law keeping in view theelement of fairness.
Speaking on the occasion, Shahzad Akbar said health issues should not bepoliticised and government tried its best to facilitate Nawaz Sharif onhumanitarian grounds. He said the federal government has attached thecondition of surety bond to assure that Nawaz Sharif will return toPakistan after four weeks to face cases pending against him in variouscourts of law.
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He said it is one-time special permission to Nawaz Sharif facilitating himto go abroad for medical treatment as name of a convicted person cannot beremoved from the Exit Control List (ECL)
Rejecting the impression of any deal, Shahzad Akbar said that thegovernment has taken this decision purely on merit.
They also wished and prayed for early recover of Nawaz Sharif.
