Interior Ministry gives one-time permission to Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (APP):The Ministry of Interior has decided, as an interim arrangement, to allow one-time permission to former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif for travelling abroad for medical treatment upto a period of four weeks during his bail period.

The ministry, in a memorandum on Monday, stated that the permission was granted in compliance with the Lahore High Court order.

The court recorded undertakings of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his brother Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.

In his undertaking to the court, Shahbaz Sharif stated that he would ensure return of his brother Nawaz Sharif within four weeks or as and when certified by doctors that he had regained his health and was fit to return back to Pakistan.

“I further undertake to provide the periodical medical reports of the doctor duly notarized by the embassy to the registrar of this court.

“I also undertake that if at any stage, the Federal Government has credible information that Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is living abroad despite his fitness to travel, a representative from Pakistan’s High Commission will have a right to meet with his physicians to verify or confirm about his health.”

Nawaz Sharif, in his undertaking, stated he undertook to return to Pakistan as per his past record to face the process of law and justice within four weeks or as soon as he was declared healthy and fit to travel back to Pakistan by his doctors.

“I also do hereby bind myself to the undertaking given by my brother Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.”

The ministry, in its memorandum quoted, the following operative part of the court order:

“Admittedly, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has been granted one-time permission to travel abroad in view of his critical health but subject to the conditions mentioned in para 1 of submitting an indemnity bond of 08 million UK pounds or equivalent rupees, 25 million US dollar or equivalent rupees and 1.5 billion rupees, are under judicial scrutiny and also in view of the undertaking of M/s Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, operation of the impugned memorandum is suspended to the extent of the said conditions and Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is granted one time permission to travel abroad as interim arrangement for four weeks and will return when certified by doctors that he has regained his health and is fit to return back to Pakistan.”