Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif confirmed on Friday that there had been no change in Nawaz Sharif's return to Pakistan, ending rumours about the party leader's homecoming.

Shehbaz made these remarks while interacting with the media in London ahead of an impromptu meeting with elder brother and party supremo Nawaz Sharif.

He said the agenda of the meeting was to discuss the arrangements for party supremo's reception upon his arrival in Pakistan.

Shehbaz refuted the rumours surrounding the elder Sharif's return, adding that a response would be provided soon.

Meanwhile, PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz said extensive preparations were being made to welcome Nawaz Sharif back to Pakistan.

She said the London meeting was to address the reception plans for Nawaz Sharif and other relevant matters.

Prominent PML-N figures, including Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Mian Javed Latif, Talal Chaudhary, and Abid Sher Ali, attended the meeting.

Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to return to Pakistan on October 21, as announced by Shehbaz.

Nawaz's return would mark an end to his four-year-long self-exile to London. He left for London on November 19, 2019, after the Islamabad High Court released him on bail from a seven-year sentence for corruption. His bail was approved on medical grounds for eight weeks in the Al Azizia case.

He was diagnosed with an immune system disorder. The 70-year-old PML-N supremo had got bail in two corruption cases and is facing another reference by the National Accountability Bureau.

His departure had come after deliberation and undertaking by his brother Shehbaz Sharif, who stated he would “ensure the return of his brother within four weeks or on certification by doctors that he has regained his health and is fit to return back to Pakistan”attended the meeting.