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.
“I’m coming back to Pakistan” - Nawaz Sharif
— WSK (@WajSKhan) July 6, 2018
What a guy.
But he hasn’t announced a date, yet.
Nawaz Sharif suffers two setsbacks. One, NAB conviction. Two, Shehbaz Sharif press conference. Its hard to tell which one is more damaging.
— Syed Talat Hussain (@TalatHussain12) July 6, 2018
Still can’t get over the fact that Nawaz Sharif is the first person to go to jail for using the wrong font.
— Jeremy McLellan (@JeremyMcLellan) July 6, 2018
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.
First published: 7 July 2018, 12:43 IST