KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif feared that
he might be taken under arrest after deportation from Pakistan in 2007; a
private TV channel reported quoting cables released by WikiLeaks.
According to leaked cables, former Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri
asked Nawaz Sharif not to return to Pakistan but Nawaz did otherwise.
The secret US cable, which revealed this information, was sent from US
consulate in Jeddah on September 12, 2007.
The discussion between the head of Saudi secret agency Prince Muqrin and US’s
then ambassador disclosed this information in a secret cable released by
WikiLeaks.
According to cable, Saudi Prince Muqrin told US ambassador that Nawaz had
feared that he might be arrested on way to Saudi Arabia after his deportation
from Pakistan.
Upon this he was given two options: he could either stay at a palace that had
been prepared for him, or at his home. Sharif opted to go to his home.
The cable also released details of the secret agreement that allowed Sharif
to go into exile in Saudi Arabia for 10 years after he was convicted on charges,
like hijacking, following the military coup against him by former President
Pervez Musharraf. Online
