Summary Both leaders exchanged views on current political situation in the country.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Ousted Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday met Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Shehbaz Sharif at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport before leaving for Islamabad for proceeding in accountability court.
According to sources, both leaders exchanged views on current political situation in the country and also agreed on not allowing anyone to derail the democracy.
Punjab CM also wished his brother best of luck for the hearing.
Later, Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar reappeared in the court in connection with three corruption references filed against him by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
The court recorded the statement of prosecution witnesses Yasir Bashir in Azizia Steel Mills reference and Shakil Anjum Nagra statement in Avenfield properties reference in today’s proceedings.
Nawaz Sharif is nominated suspect in references regarding Avenfield properties, Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment, while Maryam Nawaz and her husband Captain (r) Safdar are nominated in reference regarding Avenfield properties alone.
SC disqualified Sharif from office in July over unreported sources of annual income of about $10,000, a salary the former premier denies ever receiving. The high court also ordered the NAB to investigate and conduct a trial into the Sharif family’s wider finances, including the London properties.
Sharif maintains control of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, which elected close ally Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as prime minister after Sharif was disqualified.
