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The son-in-law of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan (retired), who had been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a real estate bribery case, was transferred to Adalta prison in Rawalpindi.
He was sentenced to one year in prison for corruption, in which the Prime Minister and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were sentenced for buying luxury apartments in London.
According to prison officials, Awan underwent a medical examination in the penitentiary and was later transferred to a specified barracks for "B" prisoners, Geo News reported.
On Friday, Awan would have fallen to the ground after being convicted. He resurfaced a day later in Rawalpindi and led a rally of workers from the Pakistani Muslim League (Nawaz) before being finally arrested by anti-corruption officials while his supporters opposed him.
. and asked the media to refrain from promoting it as this could "lead to anarchy." The authority stated that those who attend it would face actions against them.
Following this statement, the NAB filed a lawsuit against Awan and other leaders of the PML-N for preventing the authorities from arresting him.
– IANS
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