ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's jailed former top minister Nawaz Sharif has been stored in "abysmal conditions" and disadvantaged of a newspaper and mattress and uses a "dirty" washroom within the high-security Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, in step with a letter written by means of his brother Shahbaz Sharif.
The letter was once written by means of Shahbaz to caretaker chief minister of Punjab Hasan Askari Rizvi.
It came after Shahbaz, Sharif's younger brother and previous chief minister of the province, visited Sharif with his circle of relatives on Saturday.
"I want to draw your attention to the abysmal conditions under which Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, is languishing in the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi," he wrote.
Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam, 44, have been arrested in Lahore on July 13 on their arrival from London after an responsibility court discovered them accountable over his circle of relatives's ownership of 4 luxurious apartments in London. They have been later taken to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
Shahbaz, who may be president of Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz, went on to spotlight the stipulations faced by means of the former top minister in prison.
"It was noted during my visit that Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was not even given a newspaper to read, his mattress was on the floor and the washroom at his disposal was in a dirty despicable condition, with no air conditioner in his room," the letter stated.
Shahbaz complained that no attendant was once supplied and medical facility additionally was once not up to the mark to maintain Sharif who is a center and diabetic affected person.
He stated Sharif needed medication on time and widespread visits of a physician and requested that his non-public doctor, who knows his medical condition, be allowed to consult with him two times a day to administer medication and examine a blank nutrition.
"It is very unfortunate that Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, three time Prime Minister of Pakistan, is being treated in such a shabby manner. This situation is unacceptable given the minimum facilities he is entitled to as former Prime Minister," he wrote.
Earlier, it was once stated by means of the prison authorities that Sharif was once given B-class amenities which entitled him to have an attendant and amenities like mattress, TV, air conditioner, newspaper and home cooked meals at his own cost.
Both Sharif and Maryam had been sentenced by means of an responsibility court to 10 and seven years in jail respectively for corruption fees related to Panama Papers scandal.
Sharif was once disqualified by means of the Supreme Court remaining 12 months within the Panama Papers case.
Sharif has been one of the vital nation's leading politicians for many of the past 30 years. He remains widespread, especially in Punjab, essentially the most populous and electorally important province.
The letter was once written by means of Shahbaz to caretaker chief minister of Punjab Hasan Askari Rizvi.
It came after Shahbaz, Sharif's younger brother and previous chief minister of the province, visited Sharif with his circle of relatives on Saturday.
"I want to draw your attention to the abysmal conditions under which Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, is languishing in the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi," he wrote.
Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam, 44, have been arrested in Lahore on July 13 on their arrival from London after an responsibility court discovered them accountable over his circle of relatives's ownership of 4 luxurious apartments in London. They have been later taken to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
Shahbaz, who may be president of Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz, went on to spotlight the stipulations faced by means of the former top minister in prison.
"It was noted during my visit that Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was not even given a newspaper to read, his mattress was on the floor and the washroom at his disposal was in a dirty despicable condition, with no air conditioner in his room," the letter stated.
Shahbaz complained that no attendant was once supplied and medical facility additionally was once not up to the mark to maintain Sharif who is a center and diabetic affected person.
He stated Sharif needed medication on time and widespread visits of a physician and requested that his non-public doctor, who knows his medical condition, be allowed to consult with him two times a day to administer medication and examine a blank nutrition.
"It is very unfortunate that Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, three time Prime Minister of Pakistan, is being treated in such a shabby manner. This situation is unacceptable given the minimum facilities he is entitled to as former Prime Minister," he wrote.
Earlier, it was once stated by means of the prison authorities that Sharif was once given B-class amenities which entitled him to have an attendant and amenities like mattress, TV, air conditioner, newspaper and home cooked meals at his own cost.
Both Sharif and Maryam had been sentenced by means of an responsibility court to 10 and seven years in jail respectively for corruption fees related to Panama Papers scandal.
Sharif was once disqualified by means of the Supreme Court remaining 12 months within the Panama Papers case.
Sharif has been one of the vital nation's leading politicians for many of the past 30 years. He remains widespread, especially in Punjab, essentially the most populous and electorally important province.
Nawaz Sharif kept in 'abysmal conditions' in Rawalpindi jail
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