*RAWALPINDI – Captain (retd) Safdar arrived in Rawalpindi on Sunday tosurrender himself to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). At around4:50pm, he was arrested by the authorities.*
However, workers of the PML-N pulled Captain (retd) Safdar away from theNAB team. He was whisked away from the area in party leader ChaudhryTanveer’s car.
Before surrendering himself, he held a rally in Liaquat Bagh, where hewaved to supporters from the hatch of a jeep. He was sentenced to one yearin jail by an accountability court in the Avenfield case.
Speaking to SAMAA TV, he said Nawaz Sharif’s only crime is that he wants totake Pakistan forward. There are people who do not want Pakistan toprogress, he said, adding that he believes the Panama Papers case is a fakecase. People know what the case is really about, he said.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law said he would surrenderhimself to the authorities.
Analyst Adnan Adil said that the PML-N does not have the ability to gatherenough people to rally on the streets and truly agitate the authoritiesbecause its supporters are mainly from the business community.
At 4pm, teams from NAB and the police arrived at Murree Road to arrestCaptain (retd) Safdar. PML-N supporters thronged the area, blocking the wayfor the teams. Captain (retd) Safdar is likely to be taken to the NABoffice after his arrest and will be presented before an accountabilitycourt on Monday. He will later be shifted to the Adiala Jail.