IHC to hear Nawaz Sharif’s plea against Al-Azizia conviction on Dec 7
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- Dec 01, 2023
Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday fixed plea of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in the Al-Azizia reference for hearing, ARY News reported.
Nawaz Sharif was convicted by the accountability court in Avenfield and Al-Azizia references, however, earlier this week he was acquitted by the IHC in the Avenfield reference.
The accountability court had awarded a 07-year sentence to the former prime minister in Al-Azizia reference. He was also fined Rs1.5 billion and US$25 million.
However, in 2019, his sentence in the Al-Azizia reference was suspended by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on medical grounds. He was then permitted to fly to London on medical grounds.
A two-member bench headed by IHC CJ Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will take up the plea of Nawaz Sharif on December 7.
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Notices have been issued to the concerned parties for the hearing.
On November 29, Islamabad High Court (IHC) acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield reference.
A two-member bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb announced the verdict on Nawaz’s appeal against his conviction in the case.