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Islamabad High Court summons Nawaz Sharif through newspaper advertisements The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday summoned the former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif "through newspaper advertisements" as arrest warrants by his representatives were not received in London
The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday summoned the former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif "through newspaper advertisements" as arrest warrants by his representatives were not received in London. According to Geo TV, the court had ordered the advertisements to be posted in Dawn and Jang newspapers and further directed the federal government to bear the cost of advertisements and the additional attorney general was asked to pay the fees within four days.
The National Accountability Bureau prosecutor in an "informal conversation" with the media said that the advertisment's proposed text will state that Nawaz Sharif has 30 days to return to the country. According to Geo TV, he said that the court summons would be pasted outside the court premises and the former Prime Minister's residence as well. The Court has been presented with records regarding both arrest warrants for which "an attempt has been made to serve but proved unsuccessful", The court also said that the Pakistan Foreign Ministry must send the warrants in a diplomatic bag to the Pakistani High Commission "in a diplomatic bag". Justice Amir Farooq asked about the further course of action would be to bring the former Prime Minister back to Pakistan. AB Additional Prosecutor General Jahanzaib Bharwana said that the next stage would be to formally declare him a fugitive.