Ex-Pakistan Premier Sharif Convicted on Corruption Charges
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will return to the country after he was convicted on charges of corruption in a judgment that will likely dent the former ruling party’s prospects ahead of national elections this month.
An anti-corruption court on Friday handed down a 10-year jail sentence and an 8 million pound ($10.6 million) fine against Sharif, 68. His daughter Maryam and her husband Muhammad Safdar also received a 7-year and 1-year sentence respectively. Sharif and his children have been in the U.K. since June attending to his ailing wife who is receiving cancer treatment. Sharif told reporters in London he would return to Pakistan without specifying an exact date. People familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing Sharif’s travel plans, said he will return before Wednesday.