Legislation to ease return of Nawaz Sharif

07 Aug, 2022

Lahore, Aug 7 (ANS) The Pakistan MusÂlim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government is considering relevant legislation to ease the return of its supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, who is in a self-imposed exile in London on medical grounds, to Pakistan, the media reported.

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