RAWALPINDI– At least 47 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders havebeen permitted to meet the party’s supremo Nawaz Sharif and his daughterMaryam in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Friday.
The visitors include Abbas Sharif, Haris Butt’s family, Pervaiz Rasheed,Daniyal Aziz, Musaddaq Malik, Zafarul Haq, Marriyum Aurangzeb, KhawajaAsif, Pir Ameenul Hasnat, Daniyal Aziz, Mirza Javed and Irfan Siddiqui.
It is to be mentioned here that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, MaryamNawaz and Captain Safdar were convicted and sentenced to prison in absentiafor ten years, seven years and one year respectively, in Avenfield verdictthat is likely to further disrupt an already chaotic campaign for nationalelections this month.
Maryam Nawaz and Captain (r) Safdar, who were candidates for the generalelections 2018 were also disqualified from contesting the polls for 10years each.
The sentence and a fine of 8 million pounds, or $10.6 million, came almosta year after Supreme Court removed Sharif from office and less than fivemonths after the court barred him from holding office for life.
Nawaz Sharif was convicted under section 9(a)(5) of the NAB ordinance.