The district administration of Lahore has granted permission for the PML-N to organize a rally at the Minar-e-Pakistan on October 21. During this event, the party’s leader, Nawaz Sharif, is expected to address his supporters upon his return to Pakistan after a four-year absence.
Nawaz Sharif, who went into self-imposed exile in 2019, departed for London while serving a seven-year jail term on medical grounds. During these four years, his continuous absence from legal proceedings led to him being declared a proclaimed offender in the Al Azizia and Avenfield graft cases.
Permission for 21st October event at Minar-e-Pakistan🌺 pic.twitter.com/dVlA8UFpHK
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Last month, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif confirmed that his elder brother would be returning to the country on October 21. Subsequently, the PML-N announced that Nawaz Sharif was prepared to face “all kinds of circumstances” upon his return from London.
Currently, the elder Sharif is in Saudi Arabia, and he is set to travel to Pakistan via Dubai on October 21, where he will address a rally at Minar-i-Pakistan. His legal team is expected to apply for his protective bail in the coming week.
