A Pakistani court gave temporary bail to former three-times Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, paving the way for the convicted leader to end his four-year self-exile and return to the country over the weekend.
(Bloomberg) — A Pakistani court gave temporary bail to former three-times Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, paving the way for the convicted leader to end his four-year self-exile and return to the country over the weekend.
Islamabad High Court’s two-member panel of judges accepted Sharif’s appeal for bail until Oct. 24, his lawyer Amjad Pervaiz said by text message on Thursday. The court ordered the ex-premier to surrender before the court and barred the police from arresting him when he lands in Pakistan, sate-run Pakistan Television reported.
Leaders of Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party have said he plans to return to the country on Oct. 21 and speak at a homecoming rally in Lahore.
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