Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Sharif to be arrested upon return to Pakistan, NAB

National Accountability Bureau said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz would be arrested upon arrival to Pakistan. 

On Friday, the accountability Court sentenced Sharif to 10-year jail and fine of £8 million fine (Rs1.3 billion) and daughter Maryam Sharif sentenced for seven years jail and fine of £2 million fine (Rs335 million in connection to Avenfield properties.

NAB sources claimed, "The accountability bureau has been issued directives to arrest Nawaz and Maryam from the airport after they return to the country." This conviction is in connection to the Avenfield properties, one of three filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) last year.

Following the conviction, the Election Commission of Pakistan stated that Sharif's daughter Maryam's name would be removed from the ballot papers of the NA-127 constituency.

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