By IANS
Islamabad : Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, determined to return to Pakistan on Monday despite warnings that he will be immediately jailed, faces a rather curious dilemma: which airline should he take home?
“We very much want to travel by our national airline, but perhaps that may not be possible for reasons not under our control,” he told Dawn in London.
He indicated he might take one of the Gulf airlines or Thai Airways, or even private Pakistani carrier Air Blue. Khaqan Abbasi, former chairperson of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and who now belongs to Sharif’s faction of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), runs Air Blue.
“We are looking for an airline which will take us to Islamabad neither too early in the morning nor too late in the night,” Sharif maintained.
He is also said to have considered chartering a private aircraft for the purpose but abandoned the idea as he didn’t find it feasible.
Sharif’s party is still finalising the list of those who would accompany Sharif.
“No other family members are accompanying me besides (brother) Shahbaz. Of course, a strong contingent of national and international media will be travelling with me,” Sharif said.
“We will hit the road to Lahore as soon as we land at Islamabad airport,” the former prime minister added.