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Nawaz Sharif to end four-year Exile, return to Pakistan

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

Published September 12th, 2023 - 05:44 GMT
Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (3L), brother of Pakistan's current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, leaves from a property in west London on May 11, 2022. AFP
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Sharif left for London in 2019 for medical treatment after being convicted of corruption in Pakistan.

ALBAWABA- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), is set to return to Pakistan from London on October 21, concluding over four years of self-imposed exile. 

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The announcement was made by his brother, Shehbaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif's return is anticipated as Pakistan prepares for upcoming elections.

 Sharif left for London in 2019 for medical treatment after being convicted of corruption in Pakistan. His appeals are still pending.

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...

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