Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after four years in exile

Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan has returned to the country today after living in exile for four years. Nawaz Sharif has returned to Pakistan using a special plane from Dubai, a step that completes the four years he spent in exile in London in England.

Oct 22, 2023 - 09:50
Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after four years in exile

The Prime Minister of Pakistan is returning home towards the general elections in the country expected to be held in January next year 2024 where he is seeking to get the support of the voters. Addressing the journalists before leaving Dubai for Islamabad, Sharif said that today he is going to Pakistan after four years and he is very happy with the grace of Allah. Yesterday a Pakistani court granted bail to Nawaz Sharif and allowed him to return home from exile. Supporters of Nawaz Sharif cheering for their leader's return to the country. The lawyer who defends him has said that the security bond prevents the authorities from arresting Sharif until he is brought to court on October 24. Nawaz Sharif was dismissed for corruption in 1993, and returned to the post in 1997. But he was removed from power two years later. later in the military coup. The Supreme Court of Pakistan banned him from politics for life due to allegations of corruption, which he denies. In 2018, he was found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to seven years in prison. 

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