Nawaz Sharif living in 'abysmal conditions', brother Shehbaz writes to Punjab caretaker CM
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The letter was written by Shehbaz to caretaker chief minister of Punjab Hasan Askari Rizvi.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been kept in "abysmal conditions" in the Adiala prison in Rawalpindi and has been refused newspapers, is using dirty washrooms and beds, his brother Shehbaz Sharif wrote in his letter.
The letter was written by Shehbaz to the caretaker chief minister of Punjab Hasan Askari Rizvi.Rawalpindi, commonly known as Pindi, is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
The former Punjab CM has asked to ensure continuous provision of medicines and medical examination to Nawaz Sharif from his personal doctor.
"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.
Shehbaz, who is also president of Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz, went on to highlight the conditions faced by the former prime minister in jail.
"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 said.
"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, Nawaz's son Hussain Nawaz Sharif alleged that his father was deprived of a bed in the jail and that the bathroom there was extremely dirty, "probably not cleaned for ages."
"I am told that my father was not given a bed to sleep on and the bathroom was extremely dirty probably not cleaned for ages," Hussain tweeted.
"There's no precedence of treating people's representatives with dignity in this country but these are basic rights withdrawal of which constitutes torture," he added.
Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain Safdar were convicted and sentenced to prison in absentia for ten years, seven years and one year respectively, in the Avenfield verdict.
The sentence and a fine of US $10.6 million, came almost a year after Supreme Court removed Sharif from office and less than five months after the court barred him from holding office for life.
(With PTI inputs)