British MP approaches Boris Johnson for Nawaz Sharif’s return

LONDON: A British Member of Parliament (MP) has written a letter to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeking details regarding the return of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan, ARY NEWS reported on Tuesday.

According to details, the British Parliamentarian Stephen Timms through a letter asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson if any arrangements were made to send back Nawaz Sharif, ex-premier of Pakistan.

“Will efforts be made to return Mian Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan?” MP @stephenctimms writes to PM @BorisJohnson pic.twitter.com/VM2K3hiOi0

— Farid Qureshi (@FaridQureshi_UK) December 22, 2020

Stephen Timms wrote the letter on December 16, saying that one of his constituents has also written a letter to Boris Johnson regarding the matter while also sharing details regarding the refusal of Pakistani authorities from accepting a flight of the country’s deportees.

The British MP in his letter said that the UK was bound to send back the ex-prime minister of Pakistan.

Moreover, Khalid Lodhi, who had also written a letter to Boris Johnson, said that he had written a letter to British Home Minister Priti Patel and member of Parliament of the constituency, where PML-N supremo was currently staying.

The letter said that Nawaz Sharif came to London for his medical treatment and has now stayed in the country for more than a year.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared on December 02 former prime minister Nawaz Sharif a proclaimed offender in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia references.