ISLAMABAD: Executive Chairman Committee Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Hasan Raza Pasha on Thursday raised concerns about the unusual practice of allowing criminals to travel abroad and secure bail upon their return.
Speaking to a private TV channel, he questioned whether common criminals should be permitted to leave the country and whether they should be granted protective bail, emphasizing that such a scenario is unprecedented.
Pasha pointed to the case of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was granted permission by the Lahore High Court to travel abroad for medical treatment for a period of four months. However, Nawaz Sharif is now required to surrender before the court, as his security bail application has been submitted on his behalf.
Addressing the issue of a cypher-related case involving the loss of a document copy, Pasha asserted that the prosecution must decipher the cypher and present the relevant information. He further stressed that the responsibility for this lies with the foreign secretary.
Former leader of the People’s Party and Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar expressed disappointment with Nawaz Sharif’s return to politics, suggesting that Sharif had gone back on his promise to avoid the politics of the 1990s and had instead made undisclosed deals.
