ISLAMABAD, July 14(TNS): Former premier Nawaz Sharif has been allotted a ‘B’ class category in jail and it has been decided that his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, will remain in Adiala Jail and will not be shifted to Sihala rest house.
The former Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) and his daughter, who were convicted in the Avenfield Apartments reference, were arrested on Friday night straight after their arrival in Lahore and were subsequently taken to Islamabad in a private jet.
The father-daughter duo were then separated and taken from the Islamabad International Airport in two convoys to the Central Jail in Adiala, Rawalpindi.
According to sources, the plan regarding Nawaz and Maryam’s stay at the jail was changed thrice after which it was decided to allot the former premier a ‘B’ class jail which has facilities such as a 21-inch television, newspapers, a bed and fan.
It was also decided to keep Maryam in Adiala Jail and not in Sihala rest house as suggested earlier, sources said.
Maryam is being kept at the women’s cell in Adiala Jail, according to sources.
Police officials last night at Adiala Jail conducted the medical examination of Nawaz and Maryam and declared them fit.
