Nawaz Sharif refuses to receive arrest warrants in London

LONDON: (HRNW)  Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has refused to receive his arrest warrants from the Pakistan High Commission in London.

An official of the high commission went to serve the arrest warrants sent by the government on Mr Sharif at his London residence but no one received them, the sources said. Later, the high commission sent him copies of the warrants through email, they said.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had directed the foreign secretary to ensure production of ex-PM before the court on September 22. He was told to “cause the production of appellant (Mr Sharif) through High Commission of Pakistan in United King¬dom” on Sept 22.