Nawaz's homecoming on Oct 21 confirmed: Shehbaz.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated that thrice ousted former premier Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on October 21 and face the law and Constitution.

Speaking to the media in Lahore, Shehbaz Sharif said that his party's legal team had cleared Nawaz, who has been residing in London in self-imposed exile since 2019, to return to Pakistan.

Nawaz left for London in the middle of his seven-year jail term on medical grounds. He has since been declared a proclaimed offender in the Avenfield and Al Aziza graft cases for his continuous absence from legal proceedings.

Earlier today, a fresh medical report was submitted before the Lahore High Court (LHC) stating that the PML-N supremo would require 'frequent follow-up investigations' for 'some residual anginal symptoms' in London and Pakistan.

'I want to respectfully say that you shouldn't ask if he is coming or not, this is confirmed now,' asserted Shehbaz.

The PML-N stalwart had begun his address by speaking about the 16-month tenure of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition government led by his party and recalled the challenges faced during his time in the premier's office.

He referred to floods, inflation, protests and the risk of default that his government had faced.

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