Islamabad (July 21, 2018): Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz met their counsels at Adiala jail today (Saturday).
The legal team comprising Nawaz’s counsel Khawaja Haris and Maryam’s lawyer Amjad Pervaiz met the duo and Maryam’s husband Captain (retd) Safdar Awan at the Adiala jail, where the three are currently serving their prison sentence following their conviction in a corruption reference.
According to sources, key legal matters were discussed during the meeting.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Advocate Pervaiz said, “Mian Sb is determined and hopeful.”
“The former premier feels he was not granted the facilities that he should have been given,” he added.Speaking about Capt (retd) Safdar, Maryam’s counsel said, “He is a heart patient and his medical records are available.”
“Capt (retd) Safdar does not want to seek any medical facilities beyond those offered in the jail manual.”
Further, Advocate Pervaiz said, “Maryam does not want to avail better facilities.”
Earlier, counsels Khawaja Harris and Amjad Pervez were allowed to enter the jail premises after checking their names in the list.
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On Thursday, authorities of the Adyala Jail cancelled a pre-arranged meeting between the lawyers and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam.
The legal team, which includes Khwaja Harris, Saad Hashmi, Zafir Khan and Amjad Pervaiz were reportedly conferring with jail authorities for the past two days after permission was denied on July 18.
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Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s legal team was informed that they would be able to meet their clients at 11am today, but received a call from the jail superintendent while they were on the way to Adiala prison informing them of cancellation.
The lawyers were told by the jail authorities that they would be informed of a new time for the meeting later.
Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison and slapped a £8 million fine while his daughter Maryam was sentenced to eight years with a £2 million fine in the Avenfield corruption reference by an accountability court earlier this month.
On July 13, Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were arrested and shifted to jail after they landed at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport.
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Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to 11 years in prison by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court over his family’s purchase of luxury apartments in London, whereas, his daughter Maryam was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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On July 09, Captain Retired Safdar, the son in law of former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif shifted to Adyala Jail.
A NAB team reached the Federal Judicial Complex where it presented the convict in an accountability court.
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Earlier on, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) took Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar into custody in Rawalpindi.
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The Avenfield reference is one of the three corruption references, filed by the National Accountability Bureau(NAB) on orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), which disqualified Nawaz Sharif, ousting him from the premiership and finding him guilty in the Panama Paper case verdict.
The verdict came at a time when Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif were in London to see Begum Kulsom Nawaz Sharif who has been undergoing treatment for cancer.
