British authorities turn down Nawaz Sharif’s request for extension of visit visa

Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supremo, Nawaz Sharif’s request for an extension in his visit visa has been turned down by British authorities, reported Geo News.

برطانوی حکومت نے سابق وزیراعظم نوازشریف کی طرف سے برطانیہ میں زید قیام کی درخواست مسترد کردی ہے ۔ نوازشریف نے برطانوی حکام و کو خرابی صحت کی بنا پر اپنے قیام کی مزید توسیع کی درخواست دے رکھی تھی۔ مزید تفصیلات میری خبر میں pic.twitter.com/eBy9hRGOep

— Azaz Syed (@AzazSyed) August 5, 2021

Nawaz’s six-month visit visa has expired, after which he had put in a request with the United Kingdom (UK) Home Office to grant him an extension on health grounds.

The request, however, was denied by the immigration department.

PML-N leader has two ways to go about this recent development in relevance to his stay: to appeal the decision with the department, and in the event, it is turned down, he can approach British courts.

Meanwhile, Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed said, “Nawaz cannot travel anywhere with his expired Pakistani passport.”

Rasheed further added that Nawaz’s visa had expired on February 16 and that he is “no longer a citizen of Pakistan”.

PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb took to Twitter and tweeted that the British home department in their response has stated that Nawaz can appeal the decision with an immigration tribunal.

قائد محمد نوازشریف کے ویزے میںمزید توسیع سے برطانوی محکمہ داخلہ نے معذرت کی ہے
برطانوی محکمہ داخلہ کے فیصلے میں لکھا ہے کہ محمد نوازشریف اس فیصلے کے خلاف امیگریشن ٹریبونل میں اپیل کرسکتے ہیں
قائد محمد نوازشریف کے وکلاءنے برطانوی امیگریشن ٹریبونل میں اپیل دائر کردی ہے

— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) August 5, 2021

She said Nawaz’s lawyers had therefore filed an appeal with the tribunal, his medical records will be included in it as well.

برطانوی امیگریشن ٹریبونل میں دائر اپیل پر فیصلہ ہونے تک محکمہ داخلہ کا حکم غیرموثر رہے گا
اپیل پر فیصلہ ہونے تک قائد محمد نوازشریف برطانیہ میں قانونی طورپر مقیم رہ سکتے ہیں

— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) August 5, 2021

“Nawaz Sharif can legally reside in Britain until the decision,” she said.

The PML-N spokesperson while talking to Geo News said that Nawaz “has not and will never seek political asylum”.

“These people [government] have nothing better than to do than to speak lies about Nawaz Sharif every day,” she said.