Sharif’s sons return to Pak after six years from London
ISLAMABAD: Hussain and Hassan, sons of Pakistan Muslim League-nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, have returned to the country, six years ater they let for London to avoid arrest in corruption cases in the Panama Papers scandal.
Their return was made possible ater an accountability court had last week suspended their arrest warrants in three corruption cases related to Panama Papers. Like their father, both had been living in the United Kingdom in self-imposed exile.
The PML-N kept the arrival of Hussain and Hassan a “low-key” affair as the media was not informed about their return. Both landed at the Lahore airport from London and went to their Jati Umra residence.
Upon their arrival, Nawaz Sharif warmly welcomed his sons and their families. The homecoming of Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz comes amidst ongoing legal proceedings. Both the brothers are scheduled to appear in the accountability court in Islamabad on March 14.
The return of Nawaz Sharif’s sons is expected to garner significant atention, as it coincides with their scheduled court appearance. Their presence in Islamabad will likely be closely followed by media and observers, given the legal implications surrounding the ongoing accountability proceedings.
Hussain and Hassan let the country in 2018 ater they were named in the corruption cases. They were declared proclaimed offenders for not joining the investigation and court proceedings and subsequently their arrest warrants were issued.
The Islamabad accountability court had suspended the arrest warrants of Hussain and Hasan till March 14 in the Avenfield apartments, Al-azizia and Flagship Investment references.
Through their counsel Qazi Misbahul Hassan, they had filed an application seeking the suspension of warrants issued against them in these cases, which was accepted by the court.
The petitioners had said they wanted to surrender before the court “in good faith” in order to face the proceedings. They would appear before the court by March 14.