Return
to Story Page
To print: Select File and then Print from your
browser's menu
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
KARACHI, NOV 25: The brother of deposed Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif appeared before an anti-terrorist court on Thursday in a treason and conspiracy to murder case.
Shabaz Sharif, once the powerful chief minister of Punjab province, was arrested and flown to Karachi early today. He protested his innocence.
Two other Sharif allies, Saeed Mehdi, Sharif's principal secretary and Saif-ur-Rehman, former Chief of Accountability Bureau, were also arrested and brought before the court.
The judge ordered police to produce them again on Friday. If they are convicted in the coming trial they could face the death penalty.
Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
------------------------------------------------------------
This story was printed from Net Express located at http://www.expressindia.com. Net Express provides a portal to India, with news from The Indian Express and The Financial Express along with sites on travel and tourism, the entertainment industry, the power sector, the environment and much more.
------------------------------------------------------------