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Nawaz Sharif, Daughter Maryam Taken To Jail In Rawalpindi: Updates

Nawaz Sharif today said he was "ready to face any eventuality" after his flight to Lahore was four hours late. "We are standing on verge of a defining moment," he said

Nawaz Sharif, Daughter Maryam Taken To Jail In Rawalpindi: Updates

Nawaz Sharif boarded the flight from Abu Dhabi after a 4-hour delay. (File)

Islamabad:

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, who were sentenced for long jail terms in a graft case, returned to Pakistan today. Nawaz Sharif and his political heir Maryam are likely to be arrested upon their arrival in Lahore. Massive arrangements were made for their arrival, with more than 10,000 police personnel deployed. Many members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) were detained on Friday. Nawaz Sharif is returning from London via Abu Dhabi, a week after a court gave him a 10-year-jail term over the purchase of flats in London. His daughter was also handed a seven-year jail term. Pakistan will go for elections on July 25.

Here are the live updates of Nawaz Sharif's arrival:

Jul 14, 2018 00:55 (IST)
Both Maryam and Nawaz Sharif have been taken to Sihala guest house. 
Jul 13, 2018 23:25 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz are being taken to the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi after they were arrested in Lahore. 
Jul 13, 2018 23:10 (IST)
Rally By PML-N Supporters In Lahore

Jul 13, 2018 22:17 (IST)
Massive protests have been reported in Lahore. 
Jul 13, 2018 22:02 (IST)
A helicopter is present at the airport to take Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz to Islamabad from there they will be sent to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi after producing them before the accountability court, news agency PTI reported. 
Jul 13, 2018 21:51 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz have been arrested at the Lahore airport. 
Jul 13, 2018 21:49 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif's passport has been confiscated. 
Jul 13, 2018 21:42 (IST)
As National Accountability Bureau, Pakistan enters the plane, PML-N workers accompanying Nawaz Sharif raise slogans: Local media  
Jul 13, 2018 21:34 (IST)
Mobile services have been reportedly suspended in Lahore. 
Jul 13, 2018 21:30 (IST)
Asad Umar, a member of Imran Khan's PTI, tweeted that PML-N workers had the freedom to assemble.
Jul 13, 2018 21:23 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif's mother is also at the airport to receive his son.
Jul 13, 2018 21:22 (IST)
Bilawal Zardari Bhutto earlier questioned the detention of PML-N workers. 
Jul 13, 2018 21:20 (IST)
Rally by the party workers of PML-N is headed to the airport, Pakistan's local media reported.
Jul 13, 2018 21:18 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif has landed in Lahore, local media reported. 
Jul 13, 2018 21:08 (IST)
 Nawaz Sharif's Etihad EY 243 flight begins descent to Lahore, news agency ANI reported.
Jul 13, 2018 21:05 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif's flight is expected to land in Lahore soon. 
Jul 13, 2018 20:25 (IST)
Arresting Nawaz Sharif Not Enough: Imran Khan's PTI
Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday said that arresting former Nawaz Sharif is not enough. "Looted money should also be retrieved," the party said, news agency ANI reported. 

Jul 13, 2018 20:22 (IST)
Etihad Airways flight carrying Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz to Pakistan is expected to be diverted to Islamabad from Lahore, news agency ANI reported citing Pakistani media
Jul 13, 2018 20:13 (IST)
Imran Khan this afternoon tweeted as turmoil continues in Pakistan over Nawaz Sharif's arrival. 
Jul 13, 2018 20:01 (IST)
Among the many leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ((PML-N) who were detained today was also the former minister, Saad Rafique. Earlier this week, the Punjab caretaker government arrested hundreds of PML-N party workers and supporters in a bid to prevent the party from leading a rally to receive former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who are scheduled to reach Lahore from London later in the day, news agency ANI reported. 

Jul 13, 2018 19:38 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif's grandsons - Junaid Safdar and Zakariya Hussain - were released today following an altercation outside their residence in Park Lane, London, news agency ANI reported. Junaid Safdar is son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz, while Zakaria Hussain is the son of Hussain Nawaz. A video, being shared on social media, showed altercation between Junaid and demonstrators.  Police said Junaid had punched one of the demonstrators.
Jul 13, 2018 19:30 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif, 68, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Pakistani accountability court for corrupt practices linked his family's  purchase of four flats in London. 
Jul 13, 2018 19:07 (IST)
Before Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz boarded their flight to Lahore around 6 pm - at least four hours late -  they waited at a first class lounge and, according to journalists. They were not allowed to meet their lawyer or even the media. Read here
Jul 13, 2018 18:59 (IST)
At least 10 people were killed today when a suicide bomber hit an election rally in southwestern Pakistan, news agency Reuters reported. Read here
Jul 13, 2018 18:29 (IST)
Police has detained PML-N supporters who were on their way to Lahore airport ahead of Nawaz Sharif's arrival, news agency ANI reported. 
Jul 13, 2018 18:29 (IST)
Police has detained PML-N supporters who were on their way to Lahore airport ahead of Nawaz Sharif's arrival, news agency ANI reported. 
Jul 13, 2018 18:25 (IST)
Huge media presence has been reported on the plane that Nawaz Sharif has boarded. 
Jul 13, 2018 18:10 (IST)
"I will reach Lahore airport in a few hours. I urge all to reach Lahore airport to welcome him. Currently, I am at an interior town, where people are gathering to proceed to Lahore airport to welcome him," PML(N) presidet Shahbaz Sharif was quoted as saying by news agency ANI

Jul 13, 2018 18:09 (IST)
After the flight delay, Nawaz Sharif is on his way to board the flight to Lahore, say sources.
Jul 13, 2018 16:07 (IST)
Jul 13, 2018 16:00 (IST)
Time For Media To Be Brave
"This flight to Lahore is never delayed. It's time for media to be brave. People have lost fear. Media should too": Nawaz Sharif
Jul 13, 2018 15:57 (IST)
I left with my wife. Obviously, I am returning with a goal. I am ready for eventuality.  I may be arrested her on in Lahore: Nawaz Sharif in Abu Dhabi
Jul 13, 2018 15:52 (IST)
"I am returning with a goal," he said ahead of his arrival in Pakistan. 
Jul 13, 2018 15:51 (IST)
It was reported earlier that Nawaz Sharif's flight was delayed. 
Jul 13, 2018 15:49 (IST)
The Sharif family is in  Saudi Arabia's Abu Dhabi for hours. 
Jul 13, 2018 14:16 (IST)
Over 300 PML-N workers and leaders have been detained in Pakistan in a massive crackdown on the party activists in Lahore ahead of the arrival of Nawaz Sharif, PTI reported.
Jul 13, 2018 13:39 (IST)
Grandsons of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Junaid Safdar and Zakaria Hussain, were arrested on Thursday by the London police for allegedly punching a demonstrator outside their house.
Jul 13, 2018 12:27 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif was in London with his wife and children when the verdict was announced. He said he is returning to Pakistan from London to fulfil his pledge to "honour the vote".
Jul 13, 2018 11:59 (IST)
On July 6, an accountability court sentenced Nawaz Sharif for 10 years in jail in the Avenfield properties case. His daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif was also sentenced to 7 years in jail.
Jul 13, 2018 11:55 (IST)
In a video message, tweeted by Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the former Pakistan prime minister urged his followers to stand with him and "change the fate of the country".
Jul 13, 2018 11:31 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif move from UAE's Abu Dhabi International Airport. They are coming to Lahore, Pakistan in Etihad EY 243 flight.
Jul 13, 2018 11:13 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz are expected to land in Lahore at 6:15 pm(local time). After being arrested, they will be taken to Islamabad by helicopter. They will be sent to Adiala jail to serve their imprisonment.
Jul 13, 2018 11:09 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif will be arrested by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB), which had sentenced him to jail, after his plane reaches Pakistan. The teams of the agency are stationed at  both Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport, the original planned destination, and at Islamabad International Airport, in the off chance that the flight is diverted for any reason.
Jul 13, 2018 11:03 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif, 68, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Pakistani accountability court for corrupt practices linked to his family's purchase of four London flats. He faces two more corruption cases against him following the Panama Paper scandal.
Jul 13, 2018 10:26 (IST)
I will be taken straight to jail. But I am doing this for people of Pakistan, sacrificing for generations to come. Such opportunity won't come again.Let's build destiny of Pakistan together: Nawaz Sharif said on-board plane to Abu Dhabi
Jul 13, 2018 10:24 (IST)
Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif have landed at UAE's Abu Dhabi International Airport, reported ANI.

Jul 13, 2018 10:13 (IST)
Pakistan's Punjab province government has ordered to shut mobile networks in Lahore from 3 pm to 12 am. The provincial government has also ordered an internet shutdown.
Jul 13, 2018 09:33 (IST)
Pakistan's media regulator has ordered television channels to stop live telecast of briefings of political leaders containing "defamatory and derogatory content".
Jul 13, 2018 09:31 (IST)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, sentenced to jail for corruption, are likely to be arrested mid-air, even before they land in Lahore this evening, suggest reports
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