PAKISTAN HIGH COURT NAWAZ SHARIF

High Court grants protective bail to former PM Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return, in Islamabad

epa10926995 Lawyers, supporters of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, react after the Islamabad High Court granted protective bail to Sharif, in Islamabad, Pakistan, 19 October 2023. Nawaz Sharif, leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) party, has been granted protective bail by the Islamabad High Court, allowing him to return to Pakistan after more than four years of self-imposed exile in the UK. Sharif was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 10.6 million USD in a money laundering and corruption case related to his family's purchase of upscale Avenfield flats in London. He was also sentenced to seven years in prison on separate corruption charges and was disqualified from electoral politics and holding any office within his party. However, the disqualification period was later reduced to five years. Sharif denies the charges against him and claims he is being targeted by the country's security establishment. EPA/SOHAIL SHAHZAD

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