Pakistan to allow ailing ex-leader’s travel abroad 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PressePakistan will allow ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad for urgent medical treatment, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday. Sharif, Pakistan’s longest-serving premier, was ousted from his third term in office in 2017 and later jailed on corruption charges. Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Sunday that “legal obstacles” to Sharif’s departure were being removed as doctors had said that medical treatment abroad was needed to save his life. Prime Minister Imran Khan, who defeated Sharif’s party in last year’s general election, has since launched a high-profile and controversial anti-corruption drive that has targeted several leaders of Sharif’s party.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 10, 2019 10:30 UTC