The arrest came to Pakistan in the midst of the panic of the ousted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz. They came to Lahore airport at 8:50 pm local time on Friday. After a while they were arrested at the airport. Passport of both father and daughter has been confiscated.
After the arrest, they were taken to the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi by helicopter. Meanwhile, news of their arrest was reported in Lahore on a massive protest. A big protest rally in Lahore has been launched by supporters of his team PML However, no violence was reported yet.
On July 6, Nawaz Sharif has given 10 years of imprisonment for corruption. At the same time, the court gave her daughter Miriam Nawaz seven years in jail.
While declaring the verdict, Nawaz and Mary were staying in London. Today, they returned to London on Friday from Abu Dhabi. On their arrival, Pakistan's Muslim League (PML-N), organized by Nawaz Sharif organized a massive showdown in Lahore. So about 10 thousand members of law enforcing agencies were deployed to control the situation.
The court gave Captain Safdar a year's imprisonment with Nawaz-Mariam. Sofada is Mary's husband. Pakistan's Accountability Court gave the verdict. Along with the imprisonment, Nawaz was fined 80 lakh British pounds and Mariam 2 million British pounds. Captain Safder is now arrested in prison
Nawaz Sharif is accused of corruption in four luxurious flat purchases in London. Nawaz's family bought four luxurious flat in Avenuefield House in Park Lane in London in the nineties. Nawaz Sharif has always claimed that the allegation of corruption is politically motivated. It has been said in court ruling that Nawaz failed to show the legitimate source of the purchase of flat.
Earlier, Nawaz Sharif's name came in the 2015 Panamanian scandal. At that time it was known that there is a link between Nawaz Sharif's sons and daughters with several offshore companies.
There are allegations that these companies have been used abroad for money laundering and various assets were bought abroad. These luxurious flats bought in London were also discussed.
In the Panama Paper scandal, Nawaz Sharif has to step down from the post of Prime Minister of Pakistan. The highest court of the country declared him disqualified. The court banned him for any post in the state. Later, in the court verdict, Nawaz was to leave the post of party chief.