Pakistan: Nawaz, Maryam taken into custody at Lahore airport

Pakistan: Nawaz, Maryam taken into custody at Lahore airport

The flight carrying former premier Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz landed at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport around 8:45pm PST on Friday night, and the two were taken into custody by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials around 9:25pm.

According to media reports, dozens of security officials entered the plane after it landed and asked other passengers to leave. The duo's passports were seized by a three-member Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team.

Shortly after, the two were taken into custody.

Nawaz was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a corruption court over his family’s purchase of luxury apartments in London

Nawaz and Maryam have now boarded a small private plane bound for Islamabad International Airport (IIA). Upon landing at IIA, Nawaz and Maryam will either be flown to Adiala Jail or driven to Attock Jail.