Times of Islamabad

Maryam Nawaz Sharif faces yet another blow from the Accountability Court

Maryam Nawaz Sharif faces yet another blow from the Accountability Court

LAHORE – PML N Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif faces yet another blowfrom the Accountability Court on Wednesday.

Accountability court on Wednesday has sent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz and managing director at Sharif Groupof Industries and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s nephew Yousaf Abbasto jail on judicial remand in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.

During the hearing, the court has rejected National Accountability Bureau’s(NAB) plea to extend physical remand of the PML-N vice president and YousafAbbas.

The court has directed to re-produce the accused on October 9 for furtherproceedings.

On August 8, NAB team had detained Maryam Nawaz outside the Kot LakhpatJail in Lahore for skipping appearance in Chaudhry Sugar Mills due tomeeting with her father and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Maryam Nawaz was unable to provide the required details of foreigninvestment in sugar mills while she was also failed to satisfy the bureauregarding source of income for purchasing the shares. NAB has also claimedthat three foreigners had transferred 11000 shares worth millions of rupeeson Maryam Nawaz’s name.