{"id":4274,"date":"2023-10-21T10:12:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T10:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=4274"},"modified":"2023-10-21T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T10:12:33","slug":"former-pak-pm-nawaz-sharif-returns-home-after-4-yrs-in-self-imposed-exile-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/former-pak-pm-nawaz-sharif-returns-home-after-4-yrs-in-self-imposed-exile-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif Returns Home After 4 Yrs In Self-Imposed Exile In UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Islamabad, Oct 21: After\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>four-year\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>self-imposed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exile\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>UK,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Nawaz\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sharif,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prime\u00a0<\/span><\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Pakistan,<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>returned\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>home\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>special\u00a0<\/span><\/span>flight\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Saturday\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lead\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>attempt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>win\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>record-breaking\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>fourth\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>term\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>general\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elections<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>anticipated\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>January.<\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>73-year-old\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leader\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Muslim\u00a0<\/span><\/span>League-Nawaz\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(PML-N)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>took\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>chartered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aircraft,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Umeed-e-Pakistan,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Islamabad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dubai.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>As\u00a0<\/span><\/span>part\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bail\u00a0<\/span><\/span>procedure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>court\u00a0<\/span><\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>October\u00a0<\/span>19,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sharif’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>legal\u00a0<\/span>team\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>meet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>him\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>collect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>biometrics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>submit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Islamabad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>High\u00a0<\/span>Court.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>As\u00a0<\/span><\/span>part\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bail\u00a0<\/span><\/span>procedure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>court\u00a0<\/span><\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>October\u00a0<\/span>19,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sharif’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>legal\u00a0<\/span>team\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>meet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>him\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>collect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>biometrics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>submit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Islamabad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>High\u00a0<\/span>Court.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>arrive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Islamabad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>around\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>hour,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>depart\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lahore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>speak\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>gathering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Minar-e-Pakistan.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>His\u00a0<\/span>return\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>portrayed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>sign\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>optimism\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dozens\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fans\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>arrived\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Islamabad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>airport,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no\u00a0<\/span>call\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>employees\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>meet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>special\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aeroplane\u00a0<\/span><\/span>carried\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span>150\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PML-N\u00a0<\/span><\/span>supporters,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continuously\u00a0<\/span><\/span>chanted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>slogans\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>journey.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>appeared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>perusing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>notes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>evening\u00a0<\/span><\/span>speech\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lahore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remaining\u00a0<\/span>composed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>throughout\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>flight.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>appeared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>perusing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>notes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>evening\u00a0<\/span><\/span>speech\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Lahore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remaining\u00a0<\/span>composed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>throughout\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>flight.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>three-time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>former\u00a0<\/span>prime\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lamented\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“extremely\u00a0<\/span><\/span>chaotic”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>gave\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reporters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hope\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“competent”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>get\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>financially\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strapped\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>current\u00a0<\/span><\/span>predicament\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span>speaking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>media\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>airport\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dubai.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>After\u00a0<\/span><\/span>four\u00a0<\/span>years,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I’m\u00a0<\/span><\/span>returning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>today,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>declared.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>didn’t\u00a0<\/span>feel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joyful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>leaving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>travelling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>overseas,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>now.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>After\u00a0<\/span><\/span>four\u00a0<\/span>years,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I’m\u00a0<\/span><\/span>returning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>today,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>declared.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>former\u00a0<\/span>prime\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>went\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>say\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>would\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ideal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation’s\u00a0<\/span>circumstances\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>improved\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2017\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>present.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Seeing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>makes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>me\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incredibly\u00a0<\/span>anxious\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disappointed.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>had\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>advance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>currently\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regressing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both\u00a0<\/span><\/span>economically\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>politically.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>described\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>concerning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>still\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hope\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shouldn’t\u00a0<\/span>let\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>escape\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>control\u00a0<\/span><\/span>since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>capable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>repairing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>damage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>caused.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no\u00a0<\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>willing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>help\u00a0<\/span><\/span>us,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>needed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>get\u00a0<\/span><\/span>back\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>feet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>When\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>go\u00a0<\/span><\/span>back\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>those\u00a0<\/span>days,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hurts.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>goodbye\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IMF,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>energy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inexpensive,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>rupee\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>steady,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>jobs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>available,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>roti\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>4,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>child\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>low-income\u00a0<\/span>household\u00a0<\/span><\/span>could\u00a0<\/span>attend\u00a0<\/span><\/span>school,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medications\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reasonably\u00a0<\/span>priced.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Election\u00a0<\/span>Commission\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(ECP),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sharif,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>only\u00a0<\/span>legitimate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>electoral\u00a0<\/span><\/span>body\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>right\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>determine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>polls\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>place.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Any\u00a0<\/span>date\u00a0<\/span><\/span>announced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ECP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adhered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Whatever\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ECP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>says,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span><\/span>top\u00a0<\/span>priority.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>now\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fair\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ECP,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>think\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>choose\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>best\u00a0<\/span><\/span>course\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>action\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>election.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bemoaning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>treatment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>received\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>past,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>attended\u00a0<\/span><\/span>150\u00a0<\/span><\/span>court\u00a0<\/span>appearances.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bemoaning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>treatment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>received\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>past,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>one\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>attended\u00a0<\/span><\/span>150\u00a0<\/span><\/span>court\u00a0<\/span>appearances.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Not\u00a0<\/span>just\u00a0<\/span><\/span>me,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>kid\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>She\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span><\/span>received\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spotless\u00a0<\/span><\/span>check.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>come\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>her.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>During\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>administration,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>didn’t\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>hold\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>office.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>addition\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>brother\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shehbaz\u00a0<\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prime\u00a0<\/span>minister,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bogus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cases\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>brought\u00a0<\/span><\/span>against\u00a0<\/span><\/span>former\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interior\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rana\u00a0<\/span>Sanaullah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Khan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PML-N\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leader\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hanif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Abbasi.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>mentioned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>before\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>left\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trust\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Allah\u00a0<\/span>(God)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>everything,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>still\u00a0<\/span><\/span>do.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>When\u00a0<\/span><\/span>asked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>violence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>took\u00a0<\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>May\u00a0<\/span>9\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>purportedly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>carried\u00a0<\/span>out\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Imran\u00a0<\/span>Khan’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>grinned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>May\u00a0<\/span>28\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ones.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>When\u00a0<\/span><\/span>asked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>violence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>took\u00a0<\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>May\u00a0<\/span>9\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>purportedly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>carried\u00a0<\/span>out\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Imran\u00a0<\/span>Khan’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>grinned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>May\u00a0<\/span>28\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ones.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>May\u00a0<\/span>28,\u00a0<\/span>1998,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>carried\u00a0<\/span>out\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nuclear\u00a0<\/span>tests\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>direction\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>time.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>November\u00a0<\/span>2019,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>being\u00a0<\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>four\u00a0<\/span>weeks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bail\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>higher\u00a0<\/span>court,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>departed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>London\u00a0<\/span><\/span>due\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medical\u00a0<\/span>reasons.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>already\u00a0<\/span>completed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>half\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seven-year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prison\u00a0<\/span>sentence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Al-Azizia\u00a0<\/span><\/span>corruption\u00a0<\/span><\/span>case\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>point.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Due\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>persistent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>absence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>procedures\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regarding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>appeals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>against\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>penalties,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>labelled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>proclaimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>criminal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>four\u00a0<\/span>years\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>passed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Al-Azizia\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Avenfield\u00a0<\/span><\/span>corruption\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trials.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>His\u00a0<\/span><\/span>motions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>opposed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pakistan’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anti-corruption\u00a0<\/span><\/span>agency,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>National\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Accountability\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bureau,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thursday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Islamabad\u00a0<\/span>High\u00a0<\/span>Court\u00a0<\/span><\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him\u00a0<\/span><\/span>protective\u00a0<\/span>bail\u00a0<\/span><\/span>until\u00a0<\/span><\/span>October\u00a0<\/span>24\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both\u00a0<\/span>instances.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2017,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resigned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prime\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Supreme\u00a0<\/span>Court\u00a0<\/span><\/span>permanently\u00a0<\/span>barred\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>public\u00a0<\/span>office\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>result\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>investigation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>family’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>riches\u00a0<\/span><\/span>following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>2016\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Panama\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Papers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leak.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Sharif\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>continuously\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>denied\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span><\/span>misconduct\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>described\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>case\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>driven\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>politics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Islamabad, Oct 21: After\u00a0a\u00a0four-year\u00a0self-imposed\u00a0exile\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0UK,\u00a0Nawaz\u00a0Sharif,\u00a0the\u00a0former\u00a0prime\u00a0minister\u00a0of\u00a0Pakistan,\u00a0returned\u00a0home\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0special\u00a0flight\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday\u00a0to\u00a0lead\u00a0his\u00a0party\u00a0and\u00a0attempt\u00a0to\u00a0win\u00a0a\u00a0record-breaking\u00a0fourth\u00a0term\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0general\u00a0elections\u00a0that\u00a0are\u00a0anticipated\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0place\u00a0in\u00a0January.The\u00a073-year-old\u00a0leader\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0Muslim\u00a0League-Nawaz\u00a0(PML-N)\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0chartered\u00a0aircraft,\u00a0“Umeed-e-Pakistan,”\u00a0to\u00a0Islamabad\u00a0from\u00a0Dubai. As\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0bail\u00a0procedure\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0granted\u00a0on\u00a0October\u00a019,\u00a0Sharif’s\u00a0legal\u00a0team\u00a0will\u00a0meet\u00a0with\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0collect\u00a0his\u00a0biometrics\u00a0and\u00a0submit\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Islamabad\u00a0High\u00a0Court. As\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0bail\u00a0procedure\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0granted\u00a0on\u00a0October\u00a019,\u00a0Sharif’s\u00a0legal\u00a0team\u00a0will\u00a0meet\u00a0with\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0collect\u00a0his\u00a0biometrics\u00a0and\u00a0submit\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Islamabad\u00a0High\u00a0Court.He\u00a0will\u00a0arrive\u00a0in\u00a0Islamabad\u00a0for\u00a0around\u00a0an\u00a0hour,\u00a0after\u00a0which\u00a0he\u00a0will\u00a0depart\u00a0for\u00a0Lahore\u00a0to\u00a0speak\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0gathering\u00a0at\u00a0Minar-e-Pakistan. His\u00a0return\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0portrayed\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0party\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0sign\u00a0of\u00a0optimism\u00a0for\u00a0Pakistan. Dozens\u00a0of\u00a0fans\u00a0have\u00a0arrived\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Islamabad\u00a0airport,\u00a0but\u00a0no\u00a0call\u00a0was\u00a0made\u00a0for\u00a0party\u00a0employees\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0him\u00a0there. The\u00a0special\u00a0aeroplane\u00a0carried\u00a0about\u00a0150\u00a0PML-N\u00a0supporters,\u00a0who\u00a0continuously\u00a0chanted\u00a0slogans\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0journey.Sharif\u00a0appeared\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0perusing\u00a0the\u00a0notes\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0evening\u00a0speech\u00a0in\u00a0Lahore\u00a0while\u00a0remaining\u00a0composed\u00a0throughout\u00a0the\u00a0flight. Sharif\u00a0appeared\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0perusing\u00a0the\u00a0notes\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0evening\u00a0speech\u00a0in\u00a0Lahore\u00a0while\u00a0remaining\u00a0composed\u00a0throughout\u00a0the\u00a0flight. The\u00a0three-time\u00a0former\u00a0prime\u00a0minister\u00a0lamented\u00a0Pakistan’s\u00a0“extremely\u00a0chaotic”\u00a0state\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0reporters\u00a0hope\u00a0that\u00a0his\u00a0party\u00a0was\u00a0“competent”\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0financially\u00a0strapped\u00a0nation\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0current\u00a0predicament\u00a0while\u00a0speaking\u00a0to\u00a0media\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0airport\u00a0in\u00a0Dubai.After\u00a0four\u00a0years,\u00a0I’m\u00a0returning\u00a0to\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0today,\u00a0Sharif\u00a0declared. I\u00a0didn’t\u00a0feel\u00a0joyful\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0leaving\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0and\u00a0travelling\u00a0overseas,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0do\u00a0now. After\u00a0four\u00a0years,\u00a0I’m\u00a0returning\u00a0to\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0today,\u00a0Sharif\u00a0declared.The\u00a0former\u00a0prime\u00a0minister\u00a0went\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0ideal\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0nation’s\u00a0circumstances\u00a0had\u00a0improved\u00a0from\u00a02017\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0present. Seeing\u00a0the\u00a0state\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0nation\u00a0makes\u00a0me\u00a0feel\u00a0incredibly\u00a0anxious\u00a0and\u00a0disappointed. The\u00a0nation\u00a0that\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0advance\u00a0is\u00a0currently\u00a0regressing\u00a0both\u00a0economically\u00a0and\u00a0politically. Sharif\u00a0described\u00a0the\u00a0state\u00a0of\u00a0affairs\u00a0as\u00a0concerning\u00a0but\u00a0said\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0hope\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0we\u00a0shouldn’t\u00a0let\u00a0it\u00a0escape\u00a0our\u00a0control\u00a0since\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0capable\u00a0of\u00a0repairing\u00a0the\u00a0damage\u00a0we\u00a0caused. 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