Nawaz, Maryam back in Lahore ahead of court hearing

ANI  |  Islamabad [Pakistan] 

Former prime minister along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz on Sunday reached Lahore ahead of a hearing on December 19.

Sharif and his daughter returned on International Airlines (PIA) flight PK758, which landed at Lahore's airport around 8AM, and have reached Jati Umra, reported Geo News.

had departed for on December 4 after being exempted from appearing before the to attend to his ailing wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz who is suffering from lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy.

The former had been granted exemption from appearing before the till December 12.

The next hearing will be held on December 19, in which both Nawaz and Maryam are expected to appear before the

Reacting to Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Jahangir Tareen's case verdict, while addressing the media in before his departure for on Saturday, the former said, "The decision speaks for itself. Everything we have said about double standards is being proven right."

Nawaz said that dual standard of law will not be accepted and the decision "speaks for itself".

Nawaz is facing three corruption references in the accountability filed by NAB as per the directions of the apex

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First Published: Sun, December 17 2017. 12:25 IST