Today marks a historic day for Pakistan, as our former absconding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, along with daughter Maryam Nawaz, who has been sentenced to eight years. Each has also received a £8 million and £2 million fine respectively, as the Avenfield Reference case came to an astonishing conclusion today at the Federal Judicial Complex. The news has rattled the entire nation, and Pakistani celebrities too have taken to social media to voice their opinion on the highly anticipated verdict.
Bilal Khan expressed his delight over the verdict
https://twitter.com/bilalkhan/status/1015241945801740294
And Hamza Ali Abbasi was over the moon as he went on a rather upbeat tirade about it all on Twitter…
https://twitter.com/iamhamzaabbasi/status/1015197249402310656
https://twitter.com/iamhamzaabbasi/status/1014903412905914375
Oh, and he was so ecstatic he talked about it at his new movie premiere (LOL)
@iamhamzaabbasisharing happiness on the verdict announced today to put #NawazSharif in Jail ‼️#HamzaAliAbbasi #ParwaazHaiJunoon #NawazSharif #AvenfieldReference #Avenfieldverdict #GlamourFist pic.twitter.com/ZOZ3jGx6hZ
— GlamourFist (@GlamourFist) July 6, 2018
Feroze Khan too was hopeful after news broke today
Wow !! The better is coming ✨
— Feroze Khan (@ferozekhaan) July 6, 2018
As were sisters Urwa,
Mubarak Pakistan !! 🇵🇰 We are only heading towards better if we are accounting the corrupt and punishing them ! #NayaPakistan #PakistanZindabad
— URWA TUL WUSQUA HOCANE (@VJURWA) July 6, 2018
And Mawra Hocane
Today marks the beginning of greater days!!! #NayaPakistan Thankyou @ImranKhanPTI you made this happen!!!! #AbSirfImranKhan justice served right, 10 years in jail for the ex prime minister!!! 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰❤️
— MAWRA HUSSAIN (@MawraHocane) July 6, 2018
Various Pakistani anchors too chipped in on social media who were all anxiously awaiting the result that kept getting delayed (welcome to Pakistan)
And delayed for the 5th time! And I’m trying to keep a straight face. Justice delayed. Not denied. #AvenfieldReference #NawazSharif #MaryamNawaz
— Sana Bucha (@sanabucha) July 6, 2018
#NawazSharif & daughter punished for taking on the almighty #Pakistan army https://t.co/NHRim7J6Xi
— Mohammad Taqi (@mazdaki) July 6, 2018
#Pakistan's Accountability court sentences former prime minister #NawazSharif to 10 years and his daughter Maryam Nawaz to 7 years in prison. Heavy fines.
This decision was not unexpected.— Raza Ahmad Rumi (@Razarumi) July 6, 2018
International emblems for human rights too have voiced their optimism following the verdict, that sentenced our former PM to a whopping ELEVEN YEARS IN PRISON
Less than 3 weeks before the election, #NawazSharif sentenced to 10 years. This could be the knockout blow for PMLN. #AvenfieldReference
— Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman) July 6, 2018
In #Pakistan, PM gets ousted and then jailed along with family for corruption and in #India, businessmen and politicians who are involved in corruption live a free life – even play around with judiciary. #Nawazsharif
— Fahad Shah (@pzfahad) July 6, 2018
The conviction of #NawazSharif as expected. But the corruption dimension is just one layer of the debate; it appears a shroud for Sharif's shadow boxing with the Pakistan Army- what can be called a judicial coup or a post coup coup.
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) July 6, 2018
The news made waves across international publications too
#BREAKING: Former #Pakistan PM #NawazSharif sentenced to 10 yrs and his daughter #Maryam sentenced to 7 yrs imprisonment in corruption case (Pak Media) pic.twitter.com/TO4Ku9KSG4
— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) July 6, 2018
#Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption#NawazSharif pic.twitter.com/Tincmijvfd
— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) July 6, 2018
What are your thoughts on the verdict?
