Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif is returning to his country after 4 years. Nawaz Sharif is coming to Pakistan at a time when general elections are about to be held in the country. Four years ago he was sentenced to jail on corruption charges, and he was also banned from contesting elections. In 2019, due to ill health, he was allowed to go to Britain, after which he did not return to Pakistan, and now after spending 4 years in exile, he is returning to his country. According to media reports, Nawaz Sharif will come to Islamabad first. Will rest for about two hours. After that we will reach Lahore.
moratorium on punishment
It is noteworthy that just two days ago Islamabad High Court had cleared the way for former PM Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan. The court has granted protective bail to the former Prime Minister in both the corruption cases. That means he will not be sent to jail. In Pakistan, a big rally is taking place at Minar-e-Pakistan of Nawaz Sharif, Lahore. Nawaz Sharif will also address this rally. His party has made complete preparations for the meeting.
Enthusiasm among supporters regarding the return of the former Prime Minister to his home country.
While there is enthusiasm among the supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif about his return home on Saturday after four years, the two main opposition parties have criticized him for the alleged special arrangements for his arrival. In fact, the Islamabad High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Nawaz Sharif till October 24 in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia corruption cases. The legal team of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is hopeful that he will not have to go to jail immediately after reaching Pakistan as the Islamabad High Court has granted him interim relief. An anti-corruption court of Pakistan had also suspended his arrest warrant in the Toshakhana vehicle case.
Punjab Police on high alert
Pakistan’s security agencies have warned the Punjab government about a possible threat to the life of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Sharif will reach Lahore on Saturday to address a big rally. Actually, Nawaz Sharif is going to address a huge rally organized by his party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) today i.e. on Saturday evening at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. The Home Department of Punjab has described his life as being in danger. The department said that Punjab Police has been put on high alert after receiving information about the threat from security agencies.