ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, MaryamNawaz, will be arrested upon arrival to Pakistan, National AccountabilityBureau sources said.

Earlier in the day, Accountability Court-I had sentenced Nawaz to a totalof 11 years in prison and slapped a £8 million fine (Rs1.3 billion) in theAvenfield properties reference, while his daughter Maryam was sentenced toeight years with a £2 million fine (Rs335 million).link>link>

NAB sources claimed that the accountability bureau has been issueddirectives to arrest Nawaz and Maryam from the airport after they return tothe country.

NAB will also get the arrest warrant of Capt (retd) Safdar from theaccountability court and then arrest him.

The Avenfield properties reference was one of three filed by the NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) last year in light of the Supreme Court’sverdict against Nawaz in the Panama Papers case. The reference pertains tothe ownership of the Sharif family’s apartments at Avenfield House, London.

Following the verdict, Maryam and Safdar stand barred from contesting theJuly general election from Lahore and Mansehra, respectively.