Hamza Shehbaz departs for London after return of Salman
PML-N leader and PM Shehbaz Sharif's son Hamza departed for London a few days after the arrival of Salman Shehbaz in Pakistan.
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son Hamza departed for London a few days after the arrival of Salman Shehbaz in Pakistan.
After the arrival of Salman Shehbaz, Hamza Shehbaz reportedly departed abroad via a foreign airline’s flight on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the local media, Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz left for London. Party sources said that Hamza boarded for London here on Tuesday afternoon on a foreign airline. He will stay in London for two weeks and meet party leader Nawaz Sharif, The News reported.
On December 11, Salman Shehbaz had returned to Pakistan after four years in exile. Salman Shehbaz landed at Islamabad Airport on flight number SV-726 at in the wee hours of Sunday.
Salman Shehbaz was wanted by the accountability watchdog due to allegations of money laundering and the telegraphic transfer scandal. National Accountability Bureau had issued a letter to the UK government requesting to turn him over.
A 2019 accountability court had also issued non-bail-able arrest orders for him in a case involving money laundering.
On December 8, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) stopped Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from arresting the son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival from London.
The IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan passed the orders while hearing Salman Shehbaz’s plea, seeking protective bail. The high court had directed him to surrender himself before the IHC by December 13.
Analysts criticised that the ruling party’s leaders are seemingly taking turns to depart for London. They said amid the political turmoil, the PML-N leaders chose to stay out of country instead of leading the political front.
