In headlines: International media reports Nawaz Sharif's return
Nawaz Sharif's return despite the conviction raise eye brows all across the media worldwide
(WebDesk) - The father daughter duo, Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz are all set to land to Lahore airport to present themselves for arrest post Avenfield Rederence verdict. The arrangements for the shifting of the Avenfield reference convicts to Adiala jail through helicopter have been completed, while a letter has also been dispatched to accountability court (AC) judge Muhammad Bashir to reach Adiala jail on July 13.
The crackdown on the PML-N, whose leaders have accused the establishment of attempting to destabilize the party, comes a day before the party founder, ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is due to return to Pakistan where he faces arrest.
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Last Friday, an accountability court in Pakistan sentenced Nawaz Sharif to 10 years, his daughter Maryam to seven years and son-in-law, Muhammad Safdar to one-year imprisonment in a corruption case named Avenfield Apartment reference.
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The international media has set a keen eye on the developing story. Nawaz Sharif s Panama scandal, the court proceedings, the ousted Premir defy, the conviction and then the return of former Prime Minister and PMLN s supreme leader draw a huge media attraction.
Here, this is how the international media is covering the Nawaz Sharif returns and the care taker government s arrangements to deal with the issue. Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz return despite the conviction raise eye brows all across the media nationaly and internationally.
Nawaz Sharif Historic return sets stage for hitoric day in Pakistan. Gulf News
10,000 cops, chopper transit to jail: Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam to be arrested in Lahore: Hindustan Times
Nawaz Sharif: State TV Gagged, PML-N Workers Detained as Pakistan Braces for Former PM s Return: News18
Lahore: All arrangements to receive and to arrest are finalized: VOA Urdu
Money Laundrer Nawaz Sharif is returning: DW Urdu
Nawaz Sharif Returns: PMLN and administration all up: BBC Urdu
10,000 Extra Cops, Chopper Transit To Jail For Nawaz Sharif s Homecoming: NDTV
Facing Jail: Why is Nawaz Sharif returning to Pakistan? BBC World Service
What Nawaz Sharif s Return to Pakistan Means for the Country s Politics: The Diplomat
Ousted Pakistan PM flying home to face jail, authorities lock down Lahore city: Reuters
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Returns to Pakistan Where He Faces a 10-Year Jail Term: TIME
Nawaz Sharif all set to return to Pak, likely to be arrested, crackdown begins on his supporters: TOI
Pakistan s caretaker government accused of vote rigging by Sharif s brother. Photo: The Guardian
Son of Pakistan is coming, won t let him go to jail: Nawaz Sharif s mother declares: ZEE News