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Pakistan govt sends arrest warrants for Nawaz Sharif through UK mission

Sharif, 70, has been in London since November last year after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abroad for four weeks for treatment

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Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives at a court in Lahore, Pakistan

1 min read Last Updated : Sep 19 2020 | 1:54 AM IST

The Pakistan government has sent arrest warrants through its mission in London for deposed PM Nawaz Sharif who has been living in the UK for medical treatment, a media report said on Friday.

Sharif, 70, has been in London since November last year after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abroad for four weeks for treatment.

The three-time premier, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar were convicted in the Avenfield properties case on July 6, 2018. Sharif was also sentenced to seven years in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case in December 2018. But, he was bailed

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