Saturday, October 21, 2023
Nawaz came to Islamabad to complete the legal formalities.
The former prime minister will sign court documents, hold consultations with the legal team.
Nawaz Sharif will fly to Lahore after completing the legal formalities.
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who returned to the country after four years of self-imposed exile, first arrived in Islamabad instead of flying directly to Lahore.
There was confusion as to why he had come to the federal capital.
It was learned that to fulfill some legal formalities, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo had to reach Islamabad first.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted the PML-N leader anticipatory bail in two cases till October 24.
Nawaz will sign the court papers and hold consultations with his legal team comprising former law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, Amjad Parvez and others.
Barrister Zafarullah Khan, another close aide of the PML-N supremo, also arrived at the airport.
“The sworn commissioner will also be present for the biometric verification of Nawaz Sharif,” shared a source privy to the matter.
After completing the legal formalities, Nawaz Sharif will fly to Lahore to address a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan.
The 73-year-old politician will lead a rally in his hometown after his chartered plane arrives in Islamabad with more than 160 people from his party and media organisations.
Nawaz Sharif has not set foot in Pakistan since he went to London in 2019 for treatment while serving a seven-year prison sentence for corruption. His convictions are still valid, but the IHC on Thursday barred authorities from arresting him until Tuesday, when he is due to appear in court.
Although his conviction bars him from running for re-election or holding public office, his legal team say he plans to appeal and his party says he wants a fourth term as prime minister.
