Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam Nawaz, son-in-law Captain Safdar granted bail, jail sentences suspended in corruption case

Update at 11.41pm:  Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz released from prison.

Islamab High Court has granted bail to former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain Safdar on Wednesday. Sharif was imprisoned in iala jail in Rawalpindi. y were charged with Avenfield Reference case, a massive corruption case, which h hit PML(N) and Nawaz Sharif. As per initial reports, Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter and son-in-law would be released from iala jail in a couple of hours.

Islamab High Court has also suspended verdict by Accountability court of granting 10 years of prison time to Nawaz Sharif, 7 years to his daughter Maryam and 1 year to son-in-law Captain Safdar.

A two-judge bench of Islamab High Court heard petitions filed by former Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhamm Safdar challenging ir conviction related to purchase of luxury flats in London.

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Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were arrested on July 13 at Lahore Airport in Avenfield Reference case.

case pertains to purchase of Avenfield apartments through offshore companies, owner and beneficiary of which was Maryam Nawaz. She was sentenced to seven years jail and fined two million pounds by Accountability Court.

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