Shehbaz Sharif could be disqualified if Nawaz does not return, says Chohan

(Karachi) Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif could face disqualification if Nawaz Sharif did not return back to Pakistan.

Addressing a press briefing in Lahore on Wednesday, he said that Shehbaz Sharif spoke lies about Nawaz’s return. "Everyone knows that Shehbaz Sharif guaranteed Nawaz’s return from abroad once his treatment is over," he said.

Chohan highlighted that the PML-N president had guaranteed Nawaz Sharif’s return after eight weeks as ordered by Lahore High Court (LHC).

“Shehbaz Sharif lied to the nation as he had submitted a draft of the undertaking to the Lahore High Court about Nawaz Sharif’s return after eight weeks,” he added.

Earlier, Advisor to Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar said PM Imran Khan won't even give NRO to the Opposition and would bring back Nawaz, his children and Ishaq Dar.

The former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had left the country for his treatment on certain conditions but none of these had been fulfilled, Akbar said.

He stated Nawaz Sharif was permitted to get medical treatment from abroad subject to his return to the country within the stipulated time frame. He said the former premier was bound to submit his periodical medical reports and updates to the court as well as to the Punjab government but he failed to do so.