The caretaker government has decided to house arrest the PMLN central leadership to avoid any untoward incident: Reports
Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 12th July, 2018) The noose keeps tightening around former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his party.
As the two are set to return to the country on Friday, the caretaker setup has also geared up its actions to stop Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) workers to go to the Lahore airport to welcome Nawaz Sharif.
The caretaker government has decided to house arrest the PMLN central leadership to avoid any untoward incident.
According to reports, Nawaz Sharif and his daughter will be arrested right from the airport and will be shifted to Adiala Jail.
If any of the PMLN candidates tries to protest the arrest, he will be disqualified through the ECP.
The police last night arrested as many as 100 PMLN supporters and party workers who participated in an illegal car rally taken out on July 8 violating code of conduct issued by Election Commission of Pakistan for general election 2018.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif is in London with his daughter Maryam Nawaz. The two are set to return to the country on July 13.
The Accountability Court had announced its verdict in the Avenfield Reference against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (r) Safdar last Friday.
According to the verdict, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to jail for 10 years, his daughter Maryam Nawaz for seven years and Maryam's husband Capt (r) Safdar for one year. Moreover, Nawaz Sharif has been fined £8 million in the case while Maryam Nawaz has been fined £2 million. The London flats will also be confiscated, according to the verdict.
Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry has put the Names of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz in the Exit Control List (ECL) upon National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) request.
Caretaker Minister for Information and Law Affairs Barrister Syed Ali Zafar on Tuesday said that the government would implement the court orders regarding arrest of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, on their arrival from London at Lahore airport on Friday.
