Sheikh Rashid said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can be allowed to return to Pakistan in 24 hours if written request is made to the ministry.
The minister’s remarks came a day after the anti-government alliance, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), appeared to be in tatters over serious differences on the issue of lawmakers’ resignations from assemblies, which forced it to postpone the scheduled long march against the government.
In a meeting held yesterday to discuss a plan of action for the long march, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari urged PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan from London to reinforce the opposition against the PTI-led government and if necessary the leaders of the PDM would go to jail together.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the interior minister said the guarantee of life and death of the former premier cannot be given as that lay with God.
“Nawaz Sharif’s passport has expired. We will do whatever we are authorised to do,” he said.
