Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years and daughter Maryam 7 years jail in corruption case, claims local med

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption, news agency ANI has reported, quoting local media reports. Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Sharif has been sentenced to seven years in imprisonment. As per reports, both Nawaz Sharif and his daughter are in London currently.

According to NDTV reports, the judgement was delivered in one of the four cases of corruption against Nawaz Sharif - the Avenfield corruption case - related to the ownership of four flats in the posh Avenfield House in London.

former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif was seeking the announcement of the verdict delayed by a week, but that request was dismissed by the court on Friday. Mr Sharif, who is still in London along with his daughter Maryam, had said he wanted to hear the verdict of the case while standing in the courtroom where he "endured more than 100 hearings" with his daughter.

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