A court in Pakistan has granted several days of protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in graft cases, clearing the way for him to return home from self-imposed exile in London, where he went in 2019 for medical treatment
A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted several days of protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in graft cases, clearing the way for him to return home from self-imposed exile in London, where he went in 2019 for medical treatment. The decision by the Islamabad High Court is a major boost for Sharif and his party and comes two days before he is to return to Pakistan ahead of parliamentary elections in January as the country faces deepening political and economic turmoil.
His special plane is to land at Islamabad's airport on Saturday, and he will travel to Lahore the same day to address a rally to be held at a public park under tight security. Sharif, who served as prime minister three times, was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in prison by the anti-graft tribunal in a corruption case involving purchases of luxury apartments in London.
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