Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived Pakistan on Saturday after four years of self-imposed exile in London.
PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif reached Islamabad from Dubai via a chartered flight.
After landing at Islamabad airport, Sharif proceeded to the airport’s VIP lounge alongside party leader Ishaq Dar, to sign legal documents and complete biometric formalities.
The PML-N supremo stayed at Islamabad International Airport for over one hour where he signed documents and held consultation with his lawyers.
Nawaz Sharif will reach Lahore airport around 4:30 pm from where he will proceed to Minar-e-Pakistan to address the homecoming rally.
Reacting to Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif said that elder Sharif is back to unite the “nation, not to divide it further”.
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“My leader Nawaz Sharif will be among you today, InshaAllah. He is coming back to unite this nation, not to divide it further. He is coming back to spread love among his people, not hatred. He is coming back to help you become a productive citizen, not ammunition for any party or group. He is coming back to put Pakistan back on track.”
Talking to the media at Dubai airport, the PML-N leader said that his party is competent enough to take Pakistan out of the crisis that it is presently in.
“We are competent enough to solve the problems of the country,” said Nawaz in the media talk before his departure at Dubai airport.
“The situation in Pakistan is very chaotic,” said Nawaz.
To a question about the general elections, the PML-N supremo said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is in a “better” position to decide on polls.
Nawaz Sharif’s schedule
Nawaz’s flight departed from Dubai Airport at 8:45am in a chartered plane and will land in Islamabad at 12:30 pm.
He will stay at the airport for an hour during which he will hold legal consultations. He will then leave for Lahore where he will be accorded a warm welcome by the party workers.
Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to address a public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan in the evening.
Arrangements finalised
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has made arrangements for flower showers using Cessna planes to welcome former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the provincial capital of Lahore.
PML-N has claimed that it has set up 40,000 seats at the Greater Iqbal Park the venue for today’s public gathering.
PML-N convoys from Sindh, KP, Gilgit Baltistan and Punjab have left for Lahore to attend today’s rally.
