Govt issues ordinary passport to former premier Nawaz Sharif

London: The federal government has issued a new passport to former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, allowing him to travel to Pakistan, sources said on Monday.

It was learnt that Nawaz’s passport was issued in Islamabad on April 23, 2022, at 2:49pm (PST).

The nature of the passport is “ordinary”, and it was made in the “urgent” category, according to the available evidence.

Interior Rana Sanaullah said last week that a diplomatic passport was Nawaz's Sharif right and it would be issued to him.

“It is unfortunate that a person who has been prime minister three times is being deprived of national citizenship," the interior minister had said.

However, the passport issued to Nawaz is not diplomatic but “ordinary.

A court granted Nawaz eight-week bail on medical grounds in October 2019, and a month later, he was allowed to travel abroad for treatment for four weeks.

The PML-N leader is still in London to date.