The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided not to challenge theacquittal of PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz and her spouse Captain(retd) Muhammad Safdar in Avenfield reference.
The NAB has decided not to challenge the Islamabad High Court’s decision inAvenfield case in the Supreme Court.
The NAB has also informed its Prosecution Branch about the decision througha letter.
In September last, the Islamabad High Court had set aside the conviction ofMaryam Nawaz and her husband Capt Safdar handed down by an accountabilitycourt in the Avenfield reference four years ago and acquitted the couple.
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In July 2018, the accountability court had sentenced Maryam to seven yearsin prison and imposed a fine of two million pounds on her. Safdar wassentenced to one year in prison. The couple was later released on bail,after which their appeals were pending.
