Maryam refuses to shift to rest house

Islamabad, July 21

Jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam has refused to shift to the Sihala Rest House, saying she would prefer staying at the high-security Adiala Jail with her father and husband, according to a media report. 

Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam, 44, were arrested in Lahore on July 13 on their arrival from London after an accountability court found them guilty over his family’s ownership of four luxury flats in London. They were later taken to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

Both Sharif and Maryam have been sentenced to 10 and seven years in prison, respectively, for corruption charges linked to the Panama Papers scandal. Maryam’s husband Captain (retd) Safdar was sentenced to one year. — PTI