Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, daughter indicted by anti-corruption court

Pakistani anti-corruption court on Thursday indicted ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif and son-in-law Capt (r) Safdar in a graft reference relating to Avenfield properties.

After her indictment, Maryam said that a mockery should not be made of the system of justice.

The criminal indictment, brought by an anti-corruption court that took up the case on orders from the Supreme Court, is the latest blow to a politician who served three terms as prime minister.

All three accused pleaded not guilty to the charges. The cases were registered weeks after the Supreme Court disqualified Sharif as prime minister on July 28 in the Panama Papers scandal.

Judge Mohammad Bashir was set to indict Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law on October 13. However, after a violent clash between the PML-N lawyers and police, the court postponed the indictment until today. Sharif's family has alleged that the cases are politically motivated. He may be jailed after the indictment.

OneIndia News (with inputs)