Nawaz Sharif’s passport shall be cancelled on Feb 16, says Pak minister

The Pakistan authorities on Wednesday mentioned it is going to cancel the passport of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on February 16. Sharif, 70, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, has been dwelling in London since November final yr after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go overseas for 4 weeks for remedy. The three-time former prime minister, who was convicted in two corruption circumstances — Avenfield properties and Al-Azizia — was declared a proclaimed offender earlier this month by the Islamabad High Court after he failed to look earlier than it regardless of a number of warnings. “(We) will cancel Nawaz Sharif’s passport on February 16,” Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed instructed reporters right here in response to a question. He, nonetheless, didn’t present any additional particulars. Meanwhile, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior, Mirza Shahzad Akbar, mentioned Pakistan had requested the British authorities to deport Sharif who was convicted by the courts. Pakistan presently has no extradition treaty with Britain. Prime Minister Imran Khan in October had mentioned he would contact his British counterpart Boris Johnson, if wanted, to debate Sharif’s deportation. Sharif resigned as Pakistan prime minister in 2017 after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding public workplace and dominated that graft circumstances be filed towards the beleaguered chief and his youngsters over the Panama Papers scandal.