IHC fixes Nawaz’s appeals in Azizia, Avenfield references for hearing

•  CJ Amir Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan will hear references.
• Court had restored Nawaz Sharif’s appeals on his return from abroad.
• Nawaz Sharif sentenced by court in Al-Azizia and Avonfield references.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed appeals of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Avenfield and Al-Azizia references for hearing on November 21.

Chief Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will hear the references.

The court had restored Nawaz Sharif’s appeals on his return from abroad.

It should be noted that Nawaz Sharif was sentenced by the accountability court in Al-Azizia and Avonfield references, while Nawaz Sharif has challenged the verdicts since 2018.

Earlier, Islamabad High Court had reinstated Nawaz Sharif’s appeals against his sentence in the Al-Azizia and Avonfield references.

According to President District Bar Islamabad Qaiser Imam, there was no legal complication in the restoration of appeals, Nawaz Sharif’s appeals had to be restored, and the law is clear, but what is in the decision on Nawaz Sharif’s bail issue has to be seen.

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In the Al-Azizia reference, the caretaker Punjab Cabinet had suspended the sentence of the former prime minister. Government sources said that the caretaker government suspended the sentence under Section 401 of the Criminal Procedural Code, under which the government has the power to suspend the punishment of an offender.