Maryam Nawaz’s release order issued by accountability court

LHC granted Maryam bail in Chaudhary Sugar Mills case on November 4


​ Our Correspondent November 06, 2019
PHOTO: EXPRESS

LAHORE: An accountability court on Wednesday issued release orders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz.

On Monday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) granted bail to the PML-N vice-president in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case

Judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry issued the orders after Maryam's counsel submitted two surety bonds of Rs10 million each. She was incarcerated in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat prison.

Maryam not a beneficiary of Chaudhary Sugar Mills, court told

Earlier on Tuesday, the former prime minister refused to be shifted to the Sharif Medical City Hospital in Raiwind at the eleventh hour because Maryam had not been released from the prison despite the submission of surety bonds and passport to the court.

Maryam was arrested by NAB in August and has been in custody of the accountability watchdog, which accused her of corruption and corrupt practices as defined under section 9(a) of NAO 1999 and schedule thereto and AML Act 2010.

NAB claimed that she aided and abetted co-accused persons –former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and others – in acquiring and laundering funds, which, it alleged, were disproportionate to the known sources of income of Nawaz.  It accused Maryam of being a beneficiary of the assets.

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