Pakistan gives diplomatic passport to former PM Nawaz Sharif

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been issued a diplomatic passport amid political turmoil in Pakistan over the attempted assassination of Imran Khan and is expected to return to the country soon. The former prime minister has been living in self-exile in London since 2019. In December 2018, he was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $25 million on corruption charges.

Pakistani newspaper Express Tribune reported that the 72-year-old got a diplomatic passport for five years after getting approval from the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday.

Media reports from Pakistan also claimed that Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif took a detour from COP 27 in Egypt and visited London to meet his brother Nawaz, and that the two had joined a new army as the current army chief. Discussed political developments in Pakistan including the appointment of the chief. General Qamar Javed Bajwa is due to retire on November 29.

Considered politically strong, General Bajwa will retire after two consecutive three-year terms. He found himself actively involved in Pakistan’s internal politics and former Prime Minister Imran Khan also blamed him for overthrowing his government.

“Mian Sahib (Nawaz Sharif) is coming, Imran Khan’s failure is destined,” the Pakistan Prime Minister told the media in London.

The return of Nawaz Sharif is a rare movement for Pakistan when the opposition is strong in the country and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has spoken openly against ministers in the current government and officials of the powerful Pakistan Army.

The voice of the leader of the opposition intensified one after the other the killing Tried on him in which he was injured. He blamed the army and Pakistan government officials for the assassination attempt and even named Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in the FIR.

However, Khan’s shooter declined the role of anyone else and insisted that he acted alone as he disagreed with Imran Khan’s opinion. “I have conspired alone and no one else is involved. I came on a bike and I parked it at my uncle’s shop. He has a motorcycle showroom,” the shooter confessed to police in a video. can be seen doing. Viral on social media.

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