Ex-PM Sharif Arrested on Arrival in Pakistan Ahead of Elections

Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan to appeal graft conviction
Former premier being taken to jail to serve 10 year sentence

Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz on July 11.Photographer: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

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By Kamran Haider and Ismail Dilawar

July 13, 2018 at 5:20 PM UTC

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested after he landed in his home town of Lahore on Friday evening ahead of a national vote that his party says has been manipulated.

Sharif and his daughter Maryam, who were handed 10-year and seven-year jail sentences respectively last week by an anti-corruption court, arrived in Pakistan from London via Abu Dhabi and are now are being transferred to jail, according to broadcast footage. The pair will be transported by air to Islamabad, a National Accountability Bureau official told Bloomberg News earlier on Friday.