IHC fixes appeal of Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia reference for hearing

• NAB’s appeal to increase Nawaz Sharif’s sentence will also be heard.
• Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Aamer Farooq will hear case.
• Court sentenced Nawaz Sharif to 7 years in prison in Al-Azizia reference.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed the appeal of former prime minister PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif in the Al-Azizia reference for hearing on December 7.

The National Accountability Bureau’s appeal to increase Nawaz Sharif’s sentence in the Al-Azizia reference will also be heard in the Islamabad High Court on December 7.

Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will  hear the case.

It should be remembered that on July 6, 2018, Islamabad’s accountability court sentenced Nawaz Sharif to 11 years in prison in the Avenfield reference.

Also, on December 24, 2018, the Accountability Court of Islamabad sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 7 years in prison and a fine in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference.

Earlier, the Islamabad High Court had restored the appeals against the sentence in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia references at the request of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.

A few days ago, the Islamabad High Court acquitted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield reference by annulling his 11-year prison sentence.

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