Nawaz Sharif cleans his own room in Jail, reveal IG Prisons

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2019-01-03T00:42:06+05:00 News Desk

LAHORE: Mirza Shahid Saleem Baig, the inspector-general (IG) of prisons for Punjab has revealed that Nawaz Sharif is cleaning his own room in Jail as part of rigorous punishment awarded to him.

He on Wednesday said that the hard labour being taken from former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in jail is limited to cleaning his room.

Speaking with media persons at a ceremony, Baig said that Nawaz is a high-profile prisoner who cannot venture out of his barracks.

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Responding to a question about Nawaz’s rigorous punishment, the IG prisons said the hard labour being taken from the former premier is as per jail manual rules.

An accountability court on December 24 had sentenced Nawaz to seven years in prison in Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference, while acquitting him in the Flagship Investment reference. He was arrested the from the courtroom shortly afterwards.

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