Times of Islamabad

Nawaz Sharif refused to eat Jail food: Report

Nawaz Sharif refused to eat Jail food: Report

LAHORE – Nawaz Sharif has refused to eat the jail food since Monday noonwhen he learnt that employees of the Sharif family had brought food for himbut the jail authorities refused to deliver it.

Maryam said in her tweet that she would not only move the Lahore High Courtbut also wage a sit-in protest outside the jail if the ban on homemade foodon Nawaz Sharif was not lifted within 24 hours.

She warned that her threat of sit-in must not be taken lightly since shewas determined to do that if pressed. Shesaid her family had no trust injail food for Nawaz and feared that it could be tainted.

The jail authorities said they feared that homemade food was causing badeffects on the health of Nawaz Sharif. They said he was a convict and couldnot be allowed luxuries not allowed under the law.