Nawaz, Maryam reach Islamabad from London

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz reached the federal capital from London Sunday night after meeting the ex-premier’s wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, who is undergoing treatment for cancer.

While speaking to journalists at Islamabad airport, Nawaz asked the nation to pray for his wife’s health.

Nawaz, Maryam and her husband Captain (retd) Safdar will appear in the accountability court today for the hearing on Avenfield properties reference, where National Accountability Bureau will present a new witness in the case – NAB Director General Operations Zahir Shah.  

Before departure from London, Maryam posted a message on Twitter saying that they will attend the court hearing the next day.

The two had reached London Wednesday night to meet Kulsoom Nawaz.

Nawaz and his family are facing three corruption cases in the accountability court after NAB filed references against them in light of the Supreme Court's verdict in the Panama Papers case.

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At the hearing of the Avenfield properties reference on Friday, the judge allowed Nawaz and Maryam to be exempted from the hearing but did not approve their request to be exempted from the next hearing that was scheduled for April 23.

Earlier, before leaving as well as while in London, the former premier and Maryam had both stated that they will return to the country if the court does not permit them to miss the hearings.