Permission to travel abroad: SC wraps up Shehbaz's case after govt withdraws its plea

During the proceedings, the attorney general informed the top court that Opposition Leader in National Assembly has also withdrawn his plea from Lahore High Court (LHC) to which Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan remarked it means that the matter is over now.

Following that, the court has dismissed the case. 

It should be noted that on April 22, the Lahore High Court (LHC) had approved Shehbaz Sharif on bail in a case about assets beyond means. On May 07, court also allowed him to fly abroad for eight weeks on medical grounds.

However on May 08, the PML-N President was offloaded at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal Airport from a Doha-bound flight by the immigration officials as his name was on the provincial identification list (PNIL).

The PML-N leader was issued a boarding pass but was barred from boarding the plane after immigration officers cited system update issues.

On May 17, federal government filed a petition in Supreme Court (SC) challenging the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision allowing Shehbaz Sharif to travel abroad.