LAHORE : All national highways and motorway will be closed ahead of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif\u2019s arrival from London.<\/p>\n
Nawaz Sharif, thrice removed from office, was convicted in a corruption ruling and sentenced to 11 years in prison over his family\u2019s purchase of luxury apartments in London.<\/p>\n
Nawaz\u2019s daughter, Maryam, was sentenced to eight years in prison after investigators found her guilty of submitting forged documents, of which her husband Safdar was a witness. He got a one-year jail term and handed himself in on Sunday, NAB said.<\/p>\n
The PML-N supremo and his daughter are due in Pakistan Friday evening. They will be arrested on arrival at the Lahore airport.<\/p>\n
The National Highways and Motorway Police have been tasked to close key entry and exit routes, including highways and motorway, as authorities beef up security measures.<\/p>\n
Containers were brought in on Wedensday night and installed at various points across Lahore to bar PML-N supporters from welcoming the father-daughter duo.<\/p>\n
According to details, as many as 22 officials of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and 100 elite commandos will be deputed at the Allama Iqbal International Airport.<\/p>\n
The arrangements for the shifting of the convicts, who are coming from London after inquiring health of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, to Adiala jail through helicopter have been completed while a letter has also been dispatched to accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir to reach Adiala jail on July 13.<\/p>\n
Caretaker interior minister has also warned of taking strict action against those violating section-144.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE : All national highways and motorway will be closed ahead of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif\u2019s arrival from London. Nawaz Sharif, thrice removed from office, was convicted in a corruption ruling and sentenced to 11 years in prison over his family\u2019s purchase of luxury apartments in London. Nawaz\u2019s daughter, Maryam, was sentenced to eight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[51],"class_list":{"0":"post-28167","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"category-top-news","9":"tag-motorway"},"yoast_head":"\n