Contrary to former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent claim, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Khursheed Shah has said that he does not think that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif will return home in October. will Citing his health issues.
Speaking at a press conference in London on Friday after meeting Nawaz, Shehbaz set a new date for his elder brother’s return home. “Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan in October [2023] and lead the election campaign,” the three-time PML-N president announced. However, he did not confirm the specific date of Nawaz Sharif’s return home.
Nawaz Sharif went to London for treatment in November 2019 after being convicted in corruption cases by the accountability court and has been living there ever since.
Talking to local media on Sunday, Khurshid Shah said that Nawaz Sharif has no intention of returning to Pakistan soon. Nawaz Sharif’s health is not good, he may not come.
In response to a question, the PPP leader further said that ‘Nawaz Sharif’s health may deteriorate at the last minute’.
In 2016, Nawaz Sharif resigned as prime minister after being disqualified for life by the Supreme Court for concealing assets. Later, the PML-N supremo was convicted by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Dair-ul-Azizia and Avenfield Apartment references that came to light after the Panama Papers leak.
Their appeals against the sentence are currently pending in the respective courts.
Earlier, Sharif family sources had told JEE News before the meeting that Nawaz Sharif is expected to return to Pakistan on October 15 this year.
According to sources, a date was discussed between Nawaz, Shehbaz and close family members in London to decide that the PML-N supremo will return to Pakistan in mid-October.
Earlier, the PML-N leadership had claimed that Nawaz would return to Pakistan by mid-September. However, the plan has changed in the last few days after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that elections would not be possible within 90 days.
Sources say that Nawaz Sharif’s return home has been delayed to mid-October, not because of the ECP’s declaration but on the advice of party loyalists that September is too hot and intense for large-scale political gatherings. Yes, mid-October is made a good time to return. .
Shahbaz Sharif arrived in London last Sunday after handing over the reins of government to Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar.
The severity of the weather is being taken into consideration while deciding the date of Nawaz Sharif’s return home, it may change further but currently October 15 is the final date and there will be further discussions around it. reliable source.
