Maryam Nawaz Sharif talks to the media before leaving for Daska at lahore

Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a leading figure in Pakistan's political opposition, has been arrested by anti-graft authorities.

She was visiting her father, the jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, when she was taken into custody.

The country's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) said she was being held in connection with a money laundering investigation.