LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawazwill arrive in Pakistan today, a week after the two were sentenced in theAvenfield reference.

Nawaz and Maryam departed from London late Thursday and are presently inAbu Dhabi. They have boarded their flight to Lahore and it is expected theywill arrive in the city after 7pm.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has disclosed that it has arrangedtwo helicopters, expected to shift the father-daughter duo to Adiala jailin Rawalpindi as soon as they land. NAB has also deployed two teams each atLahore and Islamabad airports for this purpose.

NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal has warned that strict action willbe taken against anyone who obstructs the arrest of the PML-N leaders. ThePML-N, however, has claimed that it will only take out a peaceful rally atthe airport to welcome its leader.