They form just a fraction of a London property empire owned by Sharif’s family.Īnd prosecutors believe the money used to bankroll it was dishonestly acquired by Nawaz Sharif during his three terms as prime minister. The Avenfield flats, the prosecutors say, were bought with dirty money. He shares it with his sons, Hassan and Hussain, his daughter and political heir-apparent Maryam and her husband Muhammad Safdar.įor the past four months, all five of them have been on trial in Pakistan accused of money-laundering. It is just the kind of property that Russian oligarchs have pounced upon in recent years.īut while it is owned by a family of foreign plutocrats with powerful political connections, they are no Putin cronies.įor Avenfield is where Pakistan’s super-rich former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has lived when in London since 1993, knocking four luxury flats together to make a single mansion, now worth at least £7 million. Avenfield House lies in the heart of Mayfair, near the top of Park Lane, with a view of Hyde Park. Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, above
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