Islamabad, July 17 (TNS): Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday begins hearing of appeals filed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and retired captain Safdar against their conviction by the Accountability Court in Avenfield apartments reference.
A two-member Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiani and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb are hearing the appeals.
Nawaz’s counsel Khawaja Haris is present in the courtroom, as are Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders Raja Zafarul Haq, Senator Pervaiz Rasheed and Zafarullah Khan.
On Monday, the legal counsels of the Sharif family — who are currently serving their respective sentences at Adiala jail — had filed three different appeals on behalf of their clients.
Nawaz’s counsel Haris filed an appeal challenging the verdict against his client and requesting its suspension till IHC’s adjudication in the case. Similarly, Amjad Pervaiz filed the appeals on behalf of Maryam and Capt (retd) Safdar.
An additional appeal was also filed requesting the court to transfer the Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment references against Nawaz from the court of Accountability Judge-I Mohammad Bashir to another accountability court.
