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A Pakistani anti-graft court today indicted ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son in law for allegations linked to ownership of posh London flats.
Sharif, his daughter Maryam, as well as her husband Muhammad Safdar, had all been indicted.
They all pleaded not guilty. Maryam and Safdar were present in court, but Sharif sent a representative while he tends to his ailing wife in Britain.
Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court in July for not declaring a source of income that he disputes receiving. Pakistan’s top court also ordered a wide-ranging investigation by the National Accountability Bureau and trial of Sharif family members.
The four references against the Sharif family related to their Avenfield properties in London, the Azizia Steel Mills as well as another 16 offshore companies.
They were filed by the National Accountability Court in the light of Supreme Court orders in so-called Panama Papers case.
Thursday’s move came after the court dismissed pleas of the former Premier, his daughter and son-in-law to suspend proceedings and halt their indictment.