Nawaz, Imran to converge on capital tomorrow.

ISLAMABAD -- On Tuesday, two former prime ministers, Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan, will be in Islamabad, using Constitution Avenue as they separately appear before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as accused individuals.

Constitution Avenue, situated in the capital's Red Zone, is adorned with various key buildings, including Parliament, the Prime Minister's House, the Supreme Court, the Foreign Office, the IHC, and the ECP.

Nawaz and Imran once roamed this area as the country's prime ministers, but Tuesday will mark a different day as they find themselves in their much-loved and familiar territory for reasons they might never have envisioned during their time as the chief executives of the country.

Nawaz Sharif was convicted and sentenced to prison in the Al-Azizia and Avenfield corruption cases in 2018. In October 2019, he was granted bail on humanitarian grounds by the IHC and the Lahore High Court (LHC), following which he traveled to London for medical treatment in November 2019.

Despite court orders, the PML-N leader did not return to Pakistan and was declared a proclaimed offender with non-bailable arrest warrants by the IHC and an accountability court.

However, on Thursday, October 19, just two days before his return to Pakistan after four years of self-exile, both the IHC and the accountability court granted Nawaz protective bail until October 24.

According to sources within the PML-N, Nawaz Sharif, accompanied by former federal minister Ishaq Dar, will depart for Murree on Monday (today). At the popular tourist resort, he is expected to hold crucial meetings with some party leaders.

The PML-N's supreme leader will arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday to appear before both the IHC and the accountability court, the latter of which is...