Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan on October 21

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan from London on October 21 to lead the party’s political campaign in the upcoming elections, his younger brother and former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said. , Geo News reported on Tuesday. .

“Nawaz Sharif will arrive in Pakistan on October 21,” Geo News quoted Shehbaz Sharif as saying.

The statement came after a meeting of the top leaders of the PML-N. leadership headed by Nawaz in London.

Nawaz Sharif, who has lived in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019, was disqualified for life in 2017 by Pakistan’s Supreme Court for failing to declare a salary due.

The London meeting was attended by Suleman Shehbaz, Hassan Nawaz, former federal minister Khawaja Asif, Malik Mohammad Ahmed Khan and Nasir Janjua, Geo News reported.

The party’s strategy regarding the elections, Nawaz’s return and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s stance on the elections were topics of discussion during the meeting in London.

Last week, the former prime minister had himself confirmed that he would return to Pakistan in October, during his interaction with his party workers and supporters at Stanhope House.

Earlier, PML-N president Shehbaz also said that his brother and former prime minister would return to Pakistan in October.

“Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan in October and lead the election campaign and this was decided after consultations by the PML-N party,” reported Geo New. It added that the former prime minister would face the law of the land when he is back in Pakistan. Pakistan.