Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's order to be removed from the ECL, go abroad for four weeks
The Lahore High Court has allowed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to go abroad for four weeks for treatment, ruling on a petition filed against a conditional government permit to go abroad.
The court rejected the objection of the government lawyers and ordered the removal of Nawaz Sharif from the ECL.
According to the High Court's decision, if Nawaz Sharif's health does not improve during this period, a four-week period may be extended.
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A two-member bench comprising Justices of the Lahore High Court Ali Baqir Najafi and Justice Sardar Ahmed Naeem heard the case on Saturday and adjourned the hearing till the third week of January.
'Thanks to the judiciary'
After the court verdict, Shahbaz Sharif told the media that Nawaz Sharif has been granted treatment, the court ordered the removal of Nawaz Sharif from the ACL on which he is grateful. “The prayers of many mothers and workers and my mother have been accepted in the nation. The obstacles to Nawaz Sharif's treatment are now gone. Nawaz Sharif will return after receiving treatment.
Government response
Prime Minister Imran Khan's Assistant Special Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the government would take a decision on the decision after reviewing the detailed decision.
In his statement to the media, Babar Awan said that it was a judicial decision. Senator Faisal Javed told the BBC that a cabinet would be consulted to challenge the decision.
Getty Images According to Babar Awan, it is also permissible to make conditions with which the government's permission is valid
Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan has said that this decision of the court is on a temporary basis, a detailed review of the five questions raised by the court is yet to be reviewed. In response to a question, he said that the decision would be presented to the cabinet and then the cabinet would decide whether to challenge it.
Earlier, the court had drafted the federal government and Shahbaz Sharif's lawyers, suggesting that Nawaz Sharif should be given four weeks for treatment abroad.
According to the draft, the government representative will be able to contact Nawaz Sharif through the embassy. The court has drafted the federal government and Shahbaz Sharif's lawyers.
According to journalist Ibadahul Haq, a two-member bench comprising Justices of the Lahore High Court Ali Baqir Najafi and Justice Sardar Ahmed Naeem had earlier requested a written assurance from Shahbaz Sharif. In response, Shahbaz Sharif drafted a written assurance to the court that Nawaz Sharif would return to the country after treatment, but the government's lawyer objected and rejected it.
The court then decided that it would prepare the draft in this regard and give it to the parties' lawyers.
Getty Images Shahbaz Sharif takes senior leadership confidence in Nawaz Sharif's unprecedented decision-making strategy
On this occasion, the court inquired that a weekly report on Nawaz Sharif's health could be obtained, to which his lawyer Ashtar Owais replied that it was not customary to report weekly in the UK.
A detailed account of the prosecution proceedings on Saturday
The Lahore High Court heard about Nawaz Sharif's request to go abroad for about six hours and four times dedicated counsel for counseling.
Shahbaz Sharif remained in the courtroom continuously during the hearing. His lawyers pointed out that the terms of endowment bonds were unconstitutional and lawless. Federal government lawyer Ishtiaq A. Khan strongly opposed it and justified who would pay the fine if Nawaz Sharif did not return.
The Lahore High Court drafted a four-point draft after a detailed hearing. Which the PML-N acknowledged but the federal government's lawyer raised objection that no guarantee clause was included in it. The court allowed Nawaz Sharif to go abroad under the same draft.
During the hearing, Shahbaz Sharif's lawyer said that no time frame could be given for Nawaz Sharif's return as his health could recover even in a week and could take longer.
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When Shahbaz Sharif came to Rostrum, the court asked him whether Nawaz Sharif would return to Pakistan. To which Shahabaz Sharif replied 'Insha Allah'.
The court asked Shahbaz Sharif what will be your role in bringing him back to the country? To which Shahbaz Sharif said that I was going abroad with him and he would come back after treatment.
Shahbaz Sharif said he was ready to give a written assurance on Nawaz Sharif's return.
On this the court summoned a draft assurance and declared that the court would look at the writing of the draft and issue its decision in this regard.
Shahbaz Sharif submitted a written assurance to the court stating that he would return to the country as soon as he received Nawaz Sharif's medical certificate from the doctors.
Nawaz Sharif's lawyer Amjad Pervez argued that three references were filed against Nawaz Sharif in 2017 and that Nawaz Sharif was abroad at that time. He said that when the accountability court ordered him to appear in the reference, Nawaz Sharif appeared on the court order and never deliberately stayed away from the court.
Amjad Pervez said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left his wife in a state of illness and came to Pakistan and encountered cases. Nawaz Sharif and his daughter were convicted in the Avon Field case, both returned to Pakistan and sentenced.
Earlier in the court, the Federal Government's lawyer, Additional Attorney
The court rejected the objection of the government lawyers and ordered the removal of Nawaz Sharif from the ECL.
According to the High Court's decision, if Nawaz Sharif's health does not improve during this period, a four-week period may be extended.
Also read
A two-member bench comprising Justices of the Lahore High Court Ali Baqir Najafi and Justice Sardar Ahmed Naeem heard the case on Saturday and adjourned the hearing till the third week of January.
'Thanks to the judiciary'
After the court verdict, Shahbaz Sharif told the media that Nawaz Sharif has been granted treatment, the court ordered the removal of Nawaz Sharif from the ACL on which he is grateful. “The prayers of many mothers and workers and my mother have been accepted in the nation. The obstacles to Nawaz Sharif's treatment are now gone. Nawaz Sharif will return after receiving treatment.
Government response
Prime Minister Imran Khan's Assistant Special Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the government would take a decision on the decision after reviewing the detailed decision.
In his statement to the media, Babar Awan said that it was a judicial decision. Senator Faisal Javed told the BBC that a cabinet would be consulted to challenge the decision.
Getty Images According to Babar Awan, it is also permissible to make conditions with which the government's permission is valid
Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan has said that this decision of the court is on a temporary basis, a detailed review of the five questions raised by the court is yet to be reviewed. In response to a question, he said that the decision would be presented to the cabinet and then the cabinet would decide whether to challenge it.
Earlier, the court had drafted the federal government and Shahbaz Sharif's lawyers, suggesting that Nawaz Sharif should be given four weeks for treatment abroad.
According to the draft, the government representative will be able to contact Nawaz Sharif through the embassy. The court has drafted the federal government and Shahbaz Sharif's lawyers.
According to journalist Ibadahul Haq, a two-member bench comprising Justices of the Lahore High Court Ali Baqir Najafi and Justice Sardar Ahmed Naeem had earlier requested a written assurance from Shahbaz Sharif. In response, Shahbaz Sharif drafted a written assurance to the court that Nawaz Sharif would return to the country after treatment, but the government's lawyer objected and rejected it.
The court then decided that it would prepare the draft in this regard and give it to the parties' lawyers.
Getty Images Shahbaz Sharif takes senior leadership confidence in Nawaz Sharif's unprecedented decision-making strategy
On this occasion, the court inquired that a weekly report on Nawaz Sharif's health could be obtained, to which his lawyer Ashtar Owais replied that it was not customary to report weekly in the UK.
A detailed account of the prosecution proceedings on Saturday
The Lahore High Court heard about Nawaz Sharif's request to go abroad for about six hours and four times dedicated counsel for counseling.
Shahbaz Sharif remained in the courtroom continuously during the hearing. His lawyers pointed out that the terms of endowment bonds were unconstitutional and lawless. Federal government lawyer Ishtiaq A. Khan strongly opposed it and justified who would pay the fine if Nawaz Sharif did not return.
The Lahore High Court drafted a four-point draft after a detailed hearing. Which the PML-N acknowledged but the federal government's lawyer raised objection that no guarantee clause was included in it. The court allowed Nawaz Sharif to go abroad under the same draft.
During the hearing, Shahbaz Sharif's lawyer said that no time frame could be given for Nawaz Sharif's return as his health could recover even in a week and could take longer.
AFP
When Shahbaz Sharif came to Rostrum, the court asked him whether Nawaz Sharif would return to Pakistan. To which Shahabaz Sharif replied 'Insha Allah'.
The court asked Shahbaz Sharif what will be your role in bringing him back to the country? To which Shahbaz Sharif said that I was going abroad with him and he would come back after treatment.
Shahbaz Sharif said he was ready to give a written assurance on Nawaz Sharif's return.
On this the court summoned a draft assurance and declared that the court would look at the writing of the draft and issue its decision in this regard.
Shahbaz Sharif submitted a written assurance to the court stating that he would return to the country as soon as he received Nawaz Sharif's medical certificate from the doctors.
Nawaz Sharif's lawyer Amjad Pervez argued that three references were filed against Nawaz Sharif in 2017 and that Nawaz Sharif was abroad at that time. He said that when the accountability court ordered him to appear in the reference, Nawaz Sharif appeared on the court order and never deliberately stayed away from the court.
Amjad Pervez said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left his wife in a state of illness and came to Pakistan and encountered cases. Nawaz Sharif and his daughter were convicted in the Avon Field case, both returned to Pakistan and sentenced.
Earlier in the court, the Federal Government's lawyer, Additional Attorney
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