Nawaz Sharif shifted to Kot Lakhpat Jail

LAHORE: A day after being convicted in Al- Azizia reference, former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was shifted to Kot Lakhpat Jail here from Adiala Jail Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

Nawaz Sharif was brought to Lahore in the custody of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a special flight from Nur Khan Air Base.

A large number of PML-N workers also gathered outside Kot Lakhpat jail to show their support for the former prime minister whereas strict security arrangements were made on the occasion.

The provincial government had approved the provision of 'better class' jail facilities for Nawaz Sharif. The better class prisoners are provided with a mattress, a study table and chair in addition to a TV set and newspaper.

Judge Accountability Court, Arshad Malik sentenced Nawaz Sharif to seven-year imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference and acquitted him in the Flagship investment reference on Monday.

However, the court ordered to sent the former premier to Kot Lakhpat Jail for serving the sentence after the defence counsel requested for the purpose.