'I was kept in death cell twice,' says CM Maryam Nawaz

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday said she was kept in death cell twice after being arrested in front of her father during PTI government tenure.

CM Maryam Nawaz said this while addressing the Honhaar Scholarship Programme ceremony in Sargodha.

During the event today, the Punjab CM regretted that those children, who were misled by the PTI founder's statements, were in jail. "All these events were result of an individual's greed for power," she added.

Referring to the military court sentence for Hassan Niazi, Maryam regretted that the nephew of the PTI founder "mocked the military's uniform and brought shame to the country". "He [Niazi] was jailed for ten years... his future has been destroyed," she added.

Calling out the ousted premier for facing "karma", Maryam said that she was arrested during the PTI's tenure in front of her father, Nawaz Sharif. "I was in Adiala Jail, when I received news about my mother's death."

مجھے 2 بار ڈیتھ سیل میں اُنہوں نے پھینکا، چارپائی بھی اُدھر ہی تھی اور باتھ روم بھی، مجھے سمجھ نہیں آتی تھی کہ جائے نماز کدھر بچھائوں، مریم نواز pic.twitter.com/4f3Isz0mIh

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The chief minister said she was facing problems in performing prayers while being in death cell.