This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Sieze the London Flats of Nawaz Sharif ex PM Pakistan and send him to Pakistan
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and handed an £8 million ($10.5 million) fine over corruption charges related to his family's purchase of overseas properties, dealing a blow to his party's prospects ahead of a general election later this month.
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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) later found that Sharif had acquired four apartments in Avenfield House, a luxury apartment block close to Hyde Park in London. It is those properties that are due to be confiscated, according to the verdict.
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