Maryam Nawaz and her spouse acquitted in Avenfield case

The Islamabad High Court on Thursday set aside the conviction of PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz and her spouse Capt (retd) Mohammad Safdar handed down by an accountability court in the Avenfield reference four years ago and acquitted the couple. In July 2018, the accountability court had sentenced Maryam to seven years in prison and imposed a fine of two million pounds on her.

READ ALSO: AUDIO OF IMRAN KHAN’S CONVERSATION REGARDING CONTROVERSIAL ‘US LETTER’ LEAKS ONLINE

Safdar was sentenced to one year in prison. The couple was later released on bail, after which their appeals were pending.

Taking to Twitter, PM Shehbaz wrote that the “edifice of lies, slander and character assassination” had come crumbling down.

“Maryam’s acquittal in the Avenfield reference is a slap in the face of so-called accountability system that was employed to target the Sharif family. My congratulations to Maryam beti and Safdar,” he added.

Source: Express Tribune