'Nawaz in high spirits,' says Maryam after visiting Kot Lakhpat jail
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Maryam Nawaz, daughter of the incarcerated PML-N quaid Nawaz Sharif, arrived at Kot Lakhpat jail on Thursday to meet the former prime minister along with her grandmother and several party leaders.
Nawaz Sharif had been shifted to Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore on Tuesday, a day after he was taken into custody following an accountability court judgement sending him to jail for seven years in a corruption case.
Initially, he was kept at Rawalpindi's Adiala jail and later flown to Lahore after the trial court allowed him to serve his sentence in Kot Lakhpat.
Following her meeting with Nawaz, Maryam said that her father was “in high spirits”. In her tweet, Maryam said that when she asked Nawaz “if he needed anything from home”, he replied, “yes, Kulsoom’s photos”.
Former national assembly speaker Ayaz Sadiq and PML-N leader Rana Tanvir had also arrived at the jail to meet the PML-N supremo.
Sadiq, while talking to reporters outside the jail, expressed the party's reservations over the judgement. He said that a bail application will be moved soon and expressed his hope that they would secure bail for Nawaz Sharif.
He claimed that the decision doesn't specify financial corruption done by Nawaz, and commended the former premier for honouring the supremacy of law.
"The three-time prime minister had been appearing before a joint investigation team. There is no such precedent in the past, nor would be in the future," he added.
Rana Tanvir claimed that the PML-N was being subjected to a political vendetta. He also accused the government of using dual standards.
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Dec 27, 2018 02:18pm
Very difficult time for the loved-ones of the incarcerated former Prime Minister. A mother of such an advanced age must be having nightmares.
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Dec 27, 2018 02:19pm
Amazing, a convicted person on corruption and having assets beyond means charges is being treated like a VIP, indicating double standards - one for rich corrupt politicians and, another for common people. This is disgraceful!
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Dec 27, 2018 02:27pm
Welcome to the Kot Lakhpath jail, not far from the former Model Town, G-block residence of the ex corrupt Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. As you sow, so shall you reap.
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Dec 27, 2018 03:06pm
Then where did the loans go taken from IMF?
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Dec 27, 2018 03:08pm
Amazing, a convicted person on corruption and having assets beyond means charges is being treated like a VIP, indicating double standards - one for rich corrupt politicians and, another for common people. This is disgraceful and against democratic noms!
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Dec 27, 2018 03:31pm
Welcome to reality, we hope you enjoy the stay.
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Dec 27, 2018 04:14pm
Just wondering If this facility is provided to every convict family
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Dec 27, 2018 04:31pm
Why is she not in prison? She presented fake trust deeds in the SC and she is still free, have i missed something.
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Dec 27, 2018 04:40pm
“"The three-time prime minister had been appearing before a joint investigation team.”. Yes, but even after 130 appearances still failing / refusing / avoiding to give a credible money trail of how he has amassed such huge wealth. “ ask my father / ask my children “. Shame on a man who transfers blame onto his (deceased) father and his children.
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Dec 27, 2018 04:40pm
Corrupt family meetup nothing good they did for Pakistan
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Dec 27, 2018 04:41pm
Why crying foul? Return the loot & go home. You guy's did not do less to make this country poorer & poorer. Pay the prices
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Dec 27, 2018 04:55pm
@M. Saeed, what about the poor who are in jails? They don't even get jail facilities like these looters have got. Zero sympathy for these people.
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Dec 27, 2018 05:01pm
Putting this convict in jail is a joke. Lahore is his backyard. Visitors on the second day; his short stay in jail demonstrates that IK's Punjab government is toothless, and they know it.
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Dec 27, 2018 05:07pm
Price for the corrupt.
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Dec 27, 2018 05:08pm
Stay Strong Mian Saheb
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Dec 27, 2018 05:13pm
Suppose it's political vendetta, didn't NS do the same thing with PPP leadership through Siafurrehman in the past?
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Dec 27, 2018 05:15pm
@M. Saeed, Yes, very difficult times for the corrupt looters, money launderers and the plunderers of the national wealth of the Islamic republic of Pakistan.
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Dec 27, 2018 05:34pm
@M. Saeed,
Are you sympathetic to all criminals or just the ones that steal billions?
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Dec 27, 2018 06:17pm
@M. Saeed, and your point is??
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Dec 27, 2018 06:20pm
Money which should have been spent on the welfare of the nation, hospital, education, agriculture, industry, infrastructure, paying off debts was spent on building empire. Whole family benefitted.
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Dec 27, 2018 06:28pm
Nawaz Sharif claims that the Verdict does not specify the corruption, well sir, the corruption is so wide spread, it’s hard to, but you are welcome to pick and chose one to your liking.
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Dec 27, 2018 06:30pm
It seems that the corrupt rulers found guilty by the country's justice system they once ruled do not like being convicted but are OK if found guilty by a foreign court ie, in the UK or US.
It shows their contempt and they feel they are above the law.
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Dec 27, 2018 06:35pm
@Qaiser Ahmed, Even as a convict, you have the right to be visited, it’s the law, the government has nothing to do with making laws, only policies, learn how the law works.
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Dec 27, 2018 07:20pm
Where else do convicted felons get bail? Pakistan is probably the only country in the world. Theoretically bail is granted for the accused to aid his lawyer in the defense of his case. Elsewhere no bail is granted after conviction.
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Dec 27, 2018 07:22pm
@Misba, yeah she was in jail too, when is her turn to go back in.. the entire system is corrupt.
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Dec 27, 2018 07:23pm
Nobody sees the infinite loss they caused to nation just by wasting time— set aside corruption!
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Dec 27, 2018 07:37pm
Keep him in jail forever
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Dec 27, 2018 08:08pm
Send all the family to jail. They have looted the poor nation of Pakistan for several decades. Its high time that they paid for their misdeeds.
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Dec 27, 2018 08:26pm
The government needs to strictly implement the rules and Nawaz should not be allowed to hold political meetings in jail or should be extended any special privileges beyond rules for other prisoners
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Dec 27, 2018 09:14pm
Bravo NS!
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Dec 27, 2018 10:12pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani
Amazing, a convicted person on corruption and having assets beyond means charges is being treated like a VIP, indicating double standards - one for rich corrupt politicians and, another for common people. This is disgraceful!
Nice word thank you for like minded brother. Keep speaking your mind, we need people like you. Love it my brother.
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Dec 27, 2018 10:33pm
@Shahid,
And pay back our billions
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Dec 27, 2018 10:33pm
@M. Saeed,
Clearly some people's sympathies are with looters, not Pakistan!
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Dec 27, 2018 10:35pm
Justice served at last.
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Dec 27, 2018 10:46pm
just emotional blackmailing.
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Dec 27, 2018 11:11pm
@Imtiaz Ali Khan, - Thanks brother Imtiaz for your kind comments. Rest assured, I shall continue to voice my candid views against inequality, injustice, corruption mafia and, on behalf of 'Garib Awam' without any influence or personal motives.
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Dec 27, 2018 11:26pm
It seems, Sharif family and cronies are having picnic in Kotlukputh jail and discussing next move with their convicted leader!
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Dec 27, 2018 11:35pm
What’s the point of tweeting useless things? Seems like they are playing victim card and looking for sympathy.
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Dec 27, 2018 11:44pm
With him in jail I hope the people happy with this are all set for inflation rate going high a weaker rupee and an economic doomsday NS is the only pm under his tenure economic strengthening happened
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Dec 27, 2018 11:45pm
Nawaz shareef is paying price for stabilizing pak in the last five years And now watch everything go down from here in the next five years
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Dec 27, 2018 11:54pm
Why is he getting home-cooked food? Do others allowed to have it? He is supposed to have tough punishments for what he did so he and others could learn. Otherwise next thing we find out Zardari will get air conditioned Jail along with home-cooked meals
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Dec 28, 2018 12:46am
@Lahoiri Kid. I know the law. Read before commenting. Did I say that he should not have a visitor? No. I said that visitors on the second day. How many criminals do you think there are that are allowed visitors on their second day.
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Dec 28, 2018 12:56am
@Concerned 1,
We need a money trail
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Dec 28, 2018 01:24am
It is disgraceful to see an innocent person in jail. This is pure political victimization of opponents. It has never worked and never will. Our history is not that old. Please read about Gen Ayub, Yahya, Zia, and Musharraf. They thought no one can touch them and what happened to them at the end is a public record. All are dead except Musharraf. He ran away and cannot dare to come back.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:33am
He is at home. Must be very happy.!
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Dec 28, 2018 01:43am
In high spirits! What a shame.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:08am
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, Jazakallah brother. I truly wish you a lot of success for you have good soul who is working to help the most unfortunate the poor folks, the most neglected group of people in our nation.
Pakistan biggest problem is corruption if that is taken care of everything will fall into it's place, it feels like as if I have known you for a life time, perhaps it so true that birds of a feather flock together.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:12am
He should be shifted back to Adiala - this is a luxury for the family to visit as & when they like...
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Dec 28, 2018 02:50am
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani
The Awam is part of the bigger problem of corruption. They keep electing the same corrupt politicians and they are also thieves. For instance, how many use the Kunda system for free electricity.
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Dec 28, 2018 04:43am
High spirit worked to accumulate country wealth downing poor,s future.
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Dec 28, 2018 04:47am
@M. Saeed, difficult time? They gave difficult time to billions of people by looting their money . They all should be in jail forever
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Dec 28, 2018 04:57am
Thats because of ‘ecstasy’ tablets.
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Dec 28, 2018 05:37am
Of course she is not going to say he is on low spirit and feeling sad that IK did not accept $2 billion dollars offer from him.. I hope you get what you deserve Nawaz, Maryam, Shahbaz. Hamza and the rest of the currupt clan.
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Dec 28, 2018 06:21am
Very good. Nawaz will make Pakistan great in his 4th try or perhaps 5th or 6th try. Pakistani nation must not give up on Nawaz.
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Dec 28, 2018 06:23am
If the comments made by your readers are any example, one could safely say that 90 per cent of Pakistanis want Nawaz Sharif and his corrupt family and all the crooks of the country like Zardari and his family in jail and hardly anyone thinks that any has been injustice has been done to them!
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Dec 28, 2018 07:12am
He is a fighter, will bounce back.
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Dec 28, 2018 08:11am
It is neither vendetta nor double standards,PML-N must has a habit of crying foul.Law is simply taking its course.They must respect and honour court verdicts.
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Dec 28, 2018 08:21am
@Misba, She was released on "Bail" by IHC, and the matter is sub judice as of now. A larger bench of HSC of Pakistan will take up this case in coming days.
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Dec 28, 2018 08:23am
@Rihaab Fareed Dhariwal, too early to arrive at that conclusion. "Appeal" process remains available to the convicted NS.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:48pm
Prisons are built for poor and common people who commit petty crimes and not for elite class!! he will be out within a month, don't fool people with this drama..
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Dec 28, 2018 06:38pm
PPP and PML-N leaders have been busy talking about their reservations in regards to the cases of corruption and verdicts. But show no remorse for the sufferings of the people of Pakistan for decades, it’s all about them, no one mentions the people. Selfish as always.
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Dec 28, 2018 07:08pm
@Shahid, shame on you for protecting thief
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Dec 28, 2018 07:10pm
It's great Nawaz is in high spirits, he can enjoy jail time.
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Dec 28, 2018 07:12pm
@M.Saeed - Principles should not be sacrificed for emotions. If this is done then everyone will get away with crime. What about the people who are not influential and not shown on media? Does, not being a media item, make their suffering non-existent.
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Dec 28, 2018 07:52pm
free Nawaz
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Dec 28, 2018 07:56pm
The Kot Lakhpat is a rich peoples jail .. those who have kots ( crores) and Lakhpat ( Lakhs) ..
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Dec 28, 2018 10:58pm
What goes around comes around. Now he is at his proper residence
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Dec 29, 2018 01:30am
Maryam is a drama queen...
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Dec 29, 2018 01:31am
@M. Saeed, ... and because of his corruption 20 crore peiple are in testing times from 1991 until now... how about us ???
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Dec 29, 2018 04:40am
Mariam is good and I like her approach
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Dec 29, 2018 06:20am
Good, I am glad Nawaz Sharif is enjoying Jail.
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