INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Nawaz, Maryam set to leave for Pakistan on FridayLONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam
Nawaz has announced that she alongwith Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on Friday to go to prison despite being sentenced to eight years
in prison in the Avenfield properties case.?The former first daughter was speaking to reporters in London, a day after the accountability
court verdict."It's written in the verdict that Nawaz Sharif is not involved in corruption," she said
"My father has been acquitted from money laundering charges
I congratulate the workers of PMLN and the people of Pakistan that their leader Nawaz Sharif has received clean chit from the court
confirming that he has never been involved in corruption, dishonesty, misuse of public money throughout his career in politics," said Maryam
Nawaz.Maryam said that her father also faced accountability during the Musharraf regime, but nothing was proven against him.The former first
daughter said that the Avenfied case verdict, given by an accountability court, was solely based on assumptions."The United Kingdom
authorities authenticated the trust deed
It was between me and my brother Hussain, testified by a renowned UK lawyer and UK authorities have no issue with it , its completely
legitimate in UK but NAB and a court in Pakistan has issue with it," she added.Maryam said the authorities should use red warrants to bring
back dictators, who violated the Constitution of Pakistan.She further said that consultation was underway against the decision and their
lawyers were looking at the matter from different angles.When asked whether they would return within before expiry of a 10-day deadline set
Its understood that Hamza Shehbaz would be in-charge of arrangements for welcoming the party supremo at the airport.The PML-N ticket-holders
have also been directed to reach the airport to welcome Nawaz, the sources added.On Friday, Accountability Court-I Judge Mohammad Bashir
announced the verdict in the Avenfield properties reference
million).Nawaz has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment under NAB ordinance Section 9(a)(v), which relates to owning assets
attorney in respect of any assets] or pecuniary resources disproportionate to his known sources of income, which he cannot [reasonably]
been sentenced to seven-year to prison for abetment.According to the 173-page long verdict, "Accused Maryam Nawaz aided, assisted, abetted,
attempted and acted in conspiracy with her father accused Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif who was holder of Public Office."Moreover, Maryam and
Nawaz were given an additional year-long imprisonment for not cooperating during the investigation.
