Former PM of Pakistan sentenced in Avenfield Properties Case

A National Accountability Court of Pakistan is Islamabad today sentenced former PM of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif to a 10 years term in jail, while his daughter Mrayam has been sentenced to seven years in Jail.

Both had been facing chances of corruption and money laundering since the publication of the Panama Papers and have failed to disclose the sources of their money trail from which they bought expensive Avenfield Flats in London and many off shore companies.

Both have also been fined to the tune of 8 (Rs. 1.3 billion) and 2 million (Rs. 335 million) pounds respectively beside order to confiscate their Avenfield flats.

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Bin Laden informant sentenced to 33 years

Dr Shakil Afridi, a government surgeon who helped the CIA uncover Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts, was sentenced to 33 years for treason, officials confirmed.

Afridi, who was sacked as a government doctor two months ago, was found guilty under the tribal justice system in Khyber district, part of Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal belt.

In addition to his jail sentence, he was fined Rs320,000. The doctor had worked for years as a surgeon in lawless Khyber, part of the Taliban and al Qaeda infested tribal belt.

“He has been sentenced for 33 years on treason charges and has been moved to Peshawar central jail after the verdict was announced by the local court,” said Mohammad Siddiq, spokesman for the administrative head of Khyber.

Read more: Express Tribune

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