Islamabad HC rejects Sharifs' request for release on bail

July 17, 2018 15:35

In a blow for jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, the Islamabad high court has rejected their bail pleas.

The Sharifs had filed an appeal in the court against the verdict in one of the corruption cases and sought their release on bail.

Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam, 44, were arrested in Lahore on Friday on their arrival from London after an accountability court found them guilty on July 6 over his family's ownership of four luxury flats in London.

The Islamabad Accountability Court had sentenced Sharif to a total of 10 years in prison and imposed a fine of 8 million (Rs 72 crore) in the corruption case.

His daughter Maryam was sentenced to seven years in prison along with a 2 million (Rs 18.18 crore) fine.

In addition, Sharif's son-in-law Captain Safdar (retired) was given a one-year sentence without any fine.

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