LAHORE, Pakistan: former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested at Lahore Airport by NAB authorities after his flight Flight EY243 of Etihad Airways landed here at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore.
Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryum Nawaz were arrested by 16 member NAB team which were present at airport and take him to Adyala jail Rawalpindi via special aircraft. Rangers officials were accompanied NAB team to arrest convicted Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryum Nawaz.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore from Heathrow Airport London via Abu Dhabi to present his arrest to NAB authorities along with his daughter Maryum Nawaz also known as Maryum Safdar. Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryum Nawaz Sharif left London for Lahore last night and now his flight has entered sky limit of Pakistan.
The Journey begins, a historic journey which will rewrite the political history of Pakistan. #NawazSharif and #MaryamNawaz returning home amidst apprehensions and worst opposition tactics and nefarious designs. #Vote4Sher 🐅#VoteKoIzzatDo #ووٹ_کو_عزت_دو pic.twitter.com/mUE5WoNRwC
— Adnan Khan (@Dr_Khan) July 13, 2018
Opponents of Nawaz Sharif were campaigning that he would never come back to Pakistan after a NAB court convicted him and announced 10 years imprisonment while his daughter got seven year jail orders. Majority of televisions channels were avoiding to cover rallies of PMLN workers who decided to reach Lahore Airport to greet their leader and his daughter who according to workers have come back bravely to Pakistan for submitting their arrest.
Lahore rallies are massive. Screen have been told to stay free of fact. A spineless media industry has obliged. This country is in the grip of martial law.
— Syed Talat Hussain (@TalatHussain12) July 13, 2018
PMLN workers were comparing their leader with former chief of pakistan Army Gen Musharraf who is wanted in several cases and announced as absconder by courts but he is refraining to come to his country to submit his arrest.
Maryam has won the game along his father MNS…………………….
— Iftikhar Ahmad (@jawabdeyh) July 13, 2018
Nawaz was sentenced 10-year imprisonment in Avenfield Reference Case on July 6 by NAB court while seven-year imprisonment was announce by the court for Maryam Nawaz. Political observers believe that the decision for tendering arrest by Nawaz Sharif at Lahore Airport to NAB authorities would boost the morale of workers of his party PMLN and his political move give him a leverage in forthcoming general elections 2018 which are scheduled to be held on July 25, 2018.
