PM Shehbaz reunites with Suleman after 4 years

IHC has granted protective bail to the premier's son till December 13

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was reunited with his son Suleman Shehbaz after four years on late Saturday night.

The premier embraced his son and placed a garland of flowers around him, welcoming his long-awaited return home.

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کے صاحبزادے سلمان شہباز وطن واپس پہنچ گئے pic.twitter.com/YarK6bZvjd

— PML(N) (@pmln_org) December 10, 2022

Suleman returned to Pakistan after spending the past four years in self-imposed exile after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) barred agencies from arresting him upon arrival. 

He had gone abroad in October 2018, after which a case of alleged money laundering was filed against him. Suleman then continued to live in the United Kingdom in self-imposed exile.

Read IHC bars arrest of Suleman Shehbaz upon arrival in Pakistan

On December 8, he approached the IHC through his lawyer, requesting to return to the country and surrender before the court to end his exile.

The court approved his request and stopped the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and other agencies from arresting him till December 13.

Later, Suleman, who was in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, made a booking on Saudi Airlines flight number 726 for December 11.

The flight departed from King Abdulaziz International Airport at 6:20pm according to Saudi time and landed at New Islamabad International Airport at 1:20am according to Pakistan time.

According to sources, Suleman arrived in business class along with two bags of luggage.