On July 07, 2018
The Accountability Court-I judge Muhammad Bashir awarded the 11-year rigorous imprisonment to Nawaz with £8 million fine, while his daughter Maryam Nawaz was awarded eight-year imprisonment with £2 million fine.
Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar was handed down two-year rigorous imprisonment. As a whole, Nawaz will serve 10 years, Maryam seven and Captain Safdar one year in jail, as all the three were awarded one-year sentence each under offences other than 9(a)(v). The sentences will run concurrently.
About Maryam Nawaz, the court held that the trust deeds produced by her were also found bogus.
“The accused Maryam Nawaz was instrumental in concealment of the properties of her father accused Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. This accused, Maryam Nawaz, aided, assisted, abetted, attempted and acted in conspiracy with her father accused Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif who was holder of public office. Therefore, the prosecution has succeeded to establish her guilt within the meaning of Section 9(a)(v)(xii) NAO.1999 read with serial No.2 of the schedule and punishable u/s 10 and schedule attach therewith. In view of the role of this accused Mst. Maryam Nawaz, she is convicted and sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for seven years with fine of two million pounds under Section u/s 9(a)(v) (xii) NAO.1999/ read with Section 10 of NAO 1999 and simple imprisonment for one year under Serial No.2 of the schedule. Both the sentences shall run concurrently”.
The court held that there was no dispute about the opinion of Robert Radley that the Calibri font was not commercially available before January 31, 2007. It said the trust deeds were produced by Maryam Nawaz to mislead the court and these were not prepared on the date noted on these.
On November 04, 2019
A Pakistani court granted bail on to Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been held in custody while facing trial on corruption charges, Sharif family lawyers said. Well-wishers of the Sharif family had been insisting that Ms Nawaz needed to be by the side of her hospitalised father. Many might have seen the petition for Ms Nawaz’s release on bail as an appeal on humanitarian grounds. Her uncle, Shahbaz Sharif, has been telling everyone that Ms Nawaz was needed to take care of her seriously ill father. For the time being at least, this is what she may want to concentrate on.
October 20,2020,
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter and Opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s vice-president Maryam Nawaz was on Tuesday booked along with over 2,000 party members for holding an anti-government rally in Lahore where she called Prime Minister Imran Khan a “coward, selected and puppet” who hides behind the Army.
October 12, 2021
NAB seeks cancellation of Maryam, Safdar’s bail in Avenfield case. The NAB further accused Maryam of transforming the courtroom into a press club by giving interviews to reporters and vloggers in the courtroom.
It further stated that Maryam fills the court with PML-N workers and supporters and holds press conferences after her appearance. The application further claimed that the PML-N VP’s press conferences were provocative and her statements targeted high-ranking officials and the bureau.
AND NOW
The Police and Rangers have been deployed for security of Maryam Nawaz, a convict on bail.
Maryam Nawaz is a convicted felon serving a prison sentence and was granted bail for her father’s care. She is ineligible for any public office.
AND THE PEOPLE HAVE STATRTED THINKING ALOUD
Will any court take notice of unconstitutionality of providing security to an incompetent criminal at public expense?
