LONDON: The Pakistan High Commission in London has received a non-bailable arrest warrant for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from the Islamabad High Court.
According to sources, the staff of the High Commission will deliver the warrant to Nawaz Sharif. The Foreign Office has been ordered to execute the warrant through the UK High Commission.
The arrest warrant issued by the Islamabad High Court for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was sent to the Foreign Secretary yesterday. The warrants were sent to the Foreign Secretary by the Registrar’s Office of the Islamabad High Court.
The court had said that Nawaz Sharif’s attendance should be ensured on 22nd September and other dates. The former prime minister’s arrest warrant was issued by the Islamabad High Court.
It may be recalled that a few days back in the Azizia reference, the Islamabad High Court had rejected Nawaz Sharif’s pleas and issued non-bailable warrants.
On Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against the sentence in the Azizia reference in the Islamabad High Court, the court had asked lawyer Khawaja Harris whether Nawaz Sharif’s appeal could be heard in public.
Islamabad High Court Judge Justice Amir Farooq had said that if the appeal for Nawaz Sharif’s absence could be heard, then the NAB would also be heard. Justice Amir Farooq had asked why the petition was filed in the court. Now it remains to be seen whether Nawaz Sharif’s request can be heard or not.
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Justice Amir Farooq had said that one thing was misreported in the press that there was talk of hearing appeals. We are only talking about hearing Nawaz Sharif’s various petitions.
Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer Khawaja Harris had taken a stand during the arguments that Nawaz Sharif has been declared a fugitive by another court and was declared a fugitive without being heard.
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