Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was released from prison late Wednesday to be met by jubilant supporters after a court suspended his prison sentence for corruption pending an appeal hearing.
Sharif — who was ousted from office last year by the Supreme Court for alleged corruption — was freed along with his daughter.
Sharif and Maryam Nawaz were arrested on their return in July from London to campaign in elections.
Hundreds of his supporters had gathered outside Adiala prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi to await their release.
An AFP reporter at the scene said Sharif, Maryam and his son-in-law Captain Safdar were driven away in an SUV as it was pelted with rose petals in celebration.
Images showed Nawaz’s younger brother Shahbaz Sharif waving at supporters from the front seat of the vehicle.
Dozens of jubilant supporters chanted “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif!” outside the Islamabad High Court after…
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