Salman Shehbaz, son of Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, has 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.
Suleman Shehbaz returns to Pakistan after four years of self-exile
