Pakistan court acquits former PM Sharif's daughter in graft case


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  • Thursday, 29 Sep 2022

FILE PHOTO: Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in Peshawar, Pakistan November 22, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz/File Photo

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Thursday quashed the conviction of Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in a corruption case that had seen her sentenced to seven years in jail, her party and defence lawyer said, lifting curbs on her contesting elections.

Maryam Nawaz is seen as the most influential politician in the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) party that has her uncle Shehbaz Sharif leading a coalition government at present.

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