Shahbaz Sharif, who is seeking permission to return home from exile along with his brother and deposed Premier Nawaz Sharif, cannot be stopped from coming back.
Shahbaz Sharif, who is seeking permission to return home from exile along with his brother and deposed Premier Nawaz Sharif, cannot be stopped from coming back, Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar M Chaudhry said on Thurday. The Sharif brothers have filed identical petitions in the apex court seeking a directive for the government not to obstruct their return home and allow them to take part in general elections scheduled towards the end of this year.
A five-member bench headed by Chaudhry noted that the Supreme Court had granted a similar relief in 2004 when it allowed Shahbaz to return to Pakistan. “There is already a judgement by this court and which is intact,” the CJ remarked.
