Acquittal of Maryam, Safdar a slap in face of so-called accountability system targeting Sharif family: PM.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the acquittal of Maryam Nawaz Sharif and Captain (retd) Safdar in Avenfield Reference was a slap in face of so-called accountability system that was employed to target Sharif family.

"The edifice of lies, slander, character assassination has come crumbling down today," the prime minister wrote on Twitter.

He congratulated the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Supreme Leader Nawaz Sharif over the decision announced by the Islamabad High Court a while ago.

"Maryam Nawaz's acquittal in the Avenfield Reference is a slap in the face of so-called accountability system that was employed to target Sharif family. My congratulations to Maryam Beti, Safdar," the prime minister added.

He also hoped that justice...