Islamabad: Pakistan’s interior minister Rana Sanaullah has said PML-N supremo and former PM Nawaz Sharif will return from London as soon as the electoral preparations for the general elections begin.
He also made it clear that elections in the politically crucial Punjab province will not be held on May 14 despite the supreme court‘s order and “all-out efforts” of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by former PM Imran Khan.
An ailing Nawaz has been living in London since November 2019 for medical treatment after the high court allowed him a four-week reprieve. The 73-year-old leader was serving a seven-year prison term in the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore in the Al-Azizia corruption case before his departure. Holding provincial polls has taken centre stage in Pakistani politics as Khan has been pushing for snap elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. agencies
He also made it clear that elections in the politically crucial Punjab province will not be held on May 14 despite the supreme court‘s order and “all-out efforts” of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by former PM Imran Khan.
An ailing Nawaz has been living in London since November 2019 for medical treatment after the high court allowed him a four-week reprieve. The 73-year-old leader was serving a seven-year prison term in the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore in the Al-Azizia corruption case before his departure. Holding provincial polls has taken centre stage in Pakistani politics as Khan has been pushing for snap elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. agencies