IHC fixes Nawaz’s pleas in Al-Azizia, Avenfield references for hearing
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- Nov 17, 2023
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s pleas against accountability courts’ conviction verdicts in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases for hearing on November 21, ARY News reported.
The pleas against accountability courts’ conviction verdicts in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases were restored earlier.
Nawaz, who has been in self-imposed exile since 2019, left for London in the middle of his seven-year jail term on medical grounds. The elder Sharif returned to Pakistan on October 21.
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IHC Chief Justice Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Gul Hassan Aurangzeb announced the verdict on Nawaz Sharif’s pleas against his conviction in Al-Azizia and Avenfield cases.
In his arguments before the IHC, the NAB Prosecutor said appeals were filed against the verdict of the accountability court in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases.
The pleas once filed cannot be withdrawn and a decision on them has to be made on merit, the NAB prosecutor said.
Convictions
Nawaz Sharif was convicted by accountability courts in Avenfield and Al-Azizia references.
The accountability court had awarded 10 10-year jail term with eight million Pounds fine to Nawaz Sharif in Avenfield case and 07 years sentence in Al-Azizia reference.
The court also disqualified Sharif for holding public office for 10 years.
However, in 2019, his sentence in 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.