Maryam Nawaz sent to jail on judicial remand

Maryam Nawaz was sent to jail after expiry of her physical remand LAHORE:  Maryam Nawaz and her cousin Yousaf Abbas were sent to jail on judicial remand in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case by an Accountability Court, Geo News reported on Wednesday. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President and  Abbas appeared before the court  after the expiry of their physical  remand.The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had requested a 15-day extension in the remand of the PML-N leader who was arrested along with her cousin last month. Yousaf Abbas, a cousin of Maryam Nawaz Sharif, has also been arrested by NAB.During today’s hearing, NAB’s investigating officer Hafiz Asadullah said the request for an extension was made on the grounds that there was more time required to investigate the case.The NAB investigating officer told the court that during the investigation they had found out about an agreement for the division of the family assets.“The shares were divided between Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Abbas Sharif, Kulsoom and Shamim Begum,” he told the court.Asadullah further said, according to Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan's (SECP) record, in 2008, Chaudhry Sugar Mills shares were valued at Rs26.2 million, however, during the investigation, there was a difference of nearly Rs1 million. 

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