ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court ordered FIA not to arrest Salman Shehbaz, son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is arriving in Pakistan on Sunday after more than four years’ self-exile in London.
The court, nevertheless, asked Salman Shehbaz to appear in the court on Dec 13 after landing in Pakistan.
Islamabad High Court also asked the authorities not to detain Salman Shehbaz at the airport.
IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq passed this order while hearing an application filed on behalf of Salman Shehbaz, elder son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Lawyer of Salman Shehbaz _ Amjad Pervez informed the court that his client was abroad since October 2018 and all the cases were registered in his absence.
The court told the lawyer that it cannot grant bail in absence of the petitioner, therefore, Amjad Pervez requested the court to stop the authorities from arresting his client who is reaching Islamabad on Dec 11. He also shared Suleman Shehbaz’s air ticket with the court.
The court accepted the lawyer’s request and directed Suleman to appear before the bench on December 13 and barred the authorities from arresting the prime minister’s son on his arrival.
Through his lawyer, Salman Shehbaz requested the court to grant him a protective bail to enable him to appear before the relevant forum upon his return to Pakistan.
