IHC fixes date for hearing of NAB appeal against Nawaz Sharif
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*ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed date for hearing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeals against Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia Steel Mills case and Flagship Investment Reference.*
The hearing will be conducted by the IHC bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiani on Jan 21.
The bench has been constituted by Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court, Athar Minallah.
The NAB appeals would be heard along with appeals filed by Nawaz Sharif against his jail term in the Flagship case. *Read:* SC throws out NAB plea against suspension of Sharifs’ sentences in Avenfield case link
The NAB will request the court to extend jail term of Sharif in Al-Azizia case from seven years, while the accountability watchdog will also challenge acquittal of the former PM in the Flagship Investment Reference.
The NAB on Dec 24 decided to challenge former prime minister NaSharif’s acquittal in Flagship corruption reference
