The case against the Sharifs has gripped Pakistan, with analysts expecting the negative newsflow from the hearings to hurt PML-N in the run-up to the next general elections, likely in mid-2018.“Jordan Poole, wow, what a playoff debut,” Thompson raved to reporters after the game, adding: “We should be very grateful for Jordan’s development and the type of player he’s become because he’s just incredible. Some senior PML-N officials, including Maryam, have hinted that elements of Pakistan's powerful military had a hidden hand in the Supreme Court disqualification that forced Nawaz to resign. After the probe it disqualified him and ordered a NAB investigation and trial into the family.
The Supreme Court initially declined to dismiss Nawaz but ordered an investigation into his family's wealth. Sharif's disqualification stems from the Panama Papers leaks in 2016 that appeared to show that his daughter and two sons owned offshore holding companies registered in the British Virgin Islands and used them to buy properties in London. Khawaja Saad Rafique, a minister in the PML-N Cabinet, said on Twitter no resistance was made to Safdar's arrest, even though the party had "serious reservations" about the judicial process. A senior PML-N official urged them to give way. Television footage showed some supporters from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) trying to stop the car from leaving the airport, including some who lay down in front of it.
Safdar, who was arrested soon after midnight, was expected to be released after his NAB court appearance with Maryam this morning. The Supreme Court specified that the trial be concluded within six months by NAB, which has in the past been derided as toothless because rich and powerful politicians were seldom convicted. Pakistan's top court also ordered a wide-ranging NAB investigation and trial into Sharif family members. Nawaz was disqualified by the Supreme Court in July for not declaring a source of income that he disputes receiving. Two of Nawaz's sons are also due to appear before the NAB court, along with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. The Sharifs have denied any wrongdoing and have labeled the corruption proceedings against them as politically motivated. Muhammad Safdar, a lawmaker married to Sharif's daughter and heir-apparent Maryam, was arrested after he failed to appear at previous National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court hearings about corruption allegations stemming from a probe into the Sharif family wealth. By Drazen Jorgic and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD/KARACHI (Reuters) - The son-in-law of ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif was arrested at Islamabad airport on Monday by Pakistan's anti-corruption body on his return from London, officials said, a rare instance of a powerful Pakistani politician being detained.
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