No representative of Nawaz Sharif met with army chief: Maryam Nawaz

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday has revealed that no representative of former premier Nawaz Sharif met with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. In an informal conversation with journalists outside Islamabad High Court (IHC), the political issues should be discussed in the parliament and political leadership should be allowed to resolve problems of political nature. "According to my information, the parliamentary leaders' meeting was held in Rawalpindi not in Islamabad," the PML-N leader said. She also said that Nawaz Sharif's health needs an operation, as long as there is coronavirus, he cannot be operated. On the other hand, IHC adjourned hearing till December 9 on pleas by Maryam Nawaz and Captain (retd) Safdar against sentences awarded to them by accountability court. During the hearing, Justice Amir Farooq remarked that an appeal by Nawaz Sharif against sentence in the same case is being heard by the court. Warrants for arrest of former prime minister have been issued and let’s first conclude this issue than all appeals can be heard together, court remarked. Before arrival, Maryam Nawaz received warm welcome by the party workers at Bara Kahu. Maryam was greeted by hundreds of PML-N workers who cheered her on as she passed by in her car. Earlier, during last hearing, the court separated Maryam Nawaz and Captain (r) Safdar‘s case from Nawaz Sharif‘s appeal and adjourned the hearing till September 23. An accountability court on Friday July 06, 2018 jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (r) Muhammad Safdar for 10, 7 and 1 year respectively, in Avenfield properties reference case filed by the National Accountability Bureau.