(AP Photo)ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's national anti-corruption body on Friday filed riminal charges against ousted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his children in an anti-corruption court as directed by the Supreme Court in its landmark July 28 decision. Sharif was forced to resign on July 28 after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding public office for being corrupt and dishonest. According to the anti-corruption body, Maryam has been charged among other things for submitting forged documents to the Supreme Court, which could invoke imprisonment of up to three years. Media reports quoting legal experts said that Sharif could face imprisonment of up to 13 years for the charges against him. Sharif went abroad on Aug 30 to visit his wife, who is in hospital in London.

Source: Bangkok Post September 08, 2017 13:07 UTC