Times of Islamabad

Nawaz Sharif visits Data Darbar Lahore before landing back in Kotlakhpat Jail

Nawaz Sharif visits Data Darbar Lahore before landing back in Kotlakhpat Jail

LAHORE – Nawaz Sharif visits Data Darbar Lahore before landing back inKotlakhpat Jail.

Nawaz Sharif visited Data Darbar on Sunday (today) and offered Fatiha.

Nawaz Sharif reached Data Darbar amidst beefed up security from Jati Umra.The erstwhile premier stood beside the grave of Hazrat Ali Hajveri –commonly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh – for a while keeping his eyes closed.

It is worth mentioning here that Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to seven yearsin prison and was fined Rs1.5 billion and $25 million in the Al-Aziziacorruption reference by an accountability court on December 24, 2018.

Supreme Court had granted bail to former premier Nawaz Sharif for sixweeks, giving him the freedom to obtain medical treatment of his choicewithin the country. Afterwards, he filed a review petition seeking anextension in his six-week bail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference onmedical grounds.