Pakistani court acquits ex-PM's daughter in corruption case

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Court overturns conviction of Maryam Nawaz, vice president of Pakistan Muslim League. Nawaz had been sentenced to seven years in prison for aiding her father's purchase of luxury flats in London. She was released on bail and will be eligible to run for office again in 2019.

Published 4 months ago · Islamabad, Pakistan

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Times of India

Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam acquitted in corruption case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) accepted her appeal and that of her husband Muhammad Safdar who had challenged their convictions by an anti-corruption court in the Avenfield property case in July 2018.

4 months ago·Mumbai, India

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News18 India

Pakistan's Former PM Nawaz Sharif's Daughter Maryam and Husband Acquitted in Corruption Case

The Avenfield case refers to the purchase of four posh flats in Avenfield House, Park Lane in London

4 months ago·India

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Reuters

Pakistan court acquits former PM Sharif's daughter in graft case

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani court on Thursday quashed the conviction of Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in a corruption case that had seen her sentenced to seven years in jail, her party and defence lawyer said, lifting curbs on her contesting elections. Maryam Nawaz is seen as the most influential politician in the ruling Pakistan Muslim

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Pakistan Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's Daughter Acquitted In Corruption Case

A Pakistani court today quashed the conviction of Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in a corruption case that had seen her sentenced to seven years in jail.

4 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Pakistani court acquits ex-PM's daughter in corruption case

A court in Pakistan’s capital has acquitted the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case. Thursday's acquittal of Maryam Nawaz in Islamabad comes four years after another anti-graft tribunal sentenced her to seven years in prison…

4 months ago·United States

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