Summary Maryam and Captain (r) Safdar had arrived from London at Islamabad airport where Safdar was arrested
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) MNA, and son-in-law of former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif, Captain (r) Safdar has on Monday morning been arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from Islamabad airport as he returned from London along with wife Maryam Nawaz, reported Dunya News.
According to details, the accountability court had issued non-bailable arrest warrants of Captain (r)Safdar and had directed NAB to arrest him, and seek help from other institutions as well if necessary, to arrest Safdar and present him before the court on Monday, October 9.
PML-N workers gathered at the airport in large numbers on the occasion and surrounded the NAB convoy. The workers held the convoy for about two hours despite appeals from senior PML-N members to let the NAB convoy move. Finally, the convoy started moving and Captain (r) Safdar was taken to Melody NAB office. The workers also followed the convoy and the security at the office was beefed up by the police.
Meanwhile, Maryam Nawaz Sharif arrived at an undisclosed important personality’s house in Islamabad F-6(3) house, where she was phoned by her father Nawaz Sharif who expressed deep concern over Captain (r) Safdar’s arrest, terming the action as victimisation. He said that the Sharif family will continue appearing before the court despite serious reservations.
PML-N leader MarviMemon, while talking to Dunya News, expressed concern over the arrest. She said that Maryam and Safdar had returned to Pakistan only to appear before the court and the step to arrest the son-in-law of the former PM was unnecessary. She added that it would be extremely difficult to hold the workers back if such actions continued.
Captain (r) Safdar will be presented before the accountability court today. Maryam Nawaz is also going to appear before the court today.
