ISLAMABAD – Lawyers for Mr Sharif met him in Adiala jail and obtained hissignatures on the papers of attorney (Vakalatnama), sources privy to thelegal team of the former PM said.
The legal team will not only challenge the accountability court’s verdictof July 6 against the Sharifs, but they are also planning to file two moreappeals against the law ministry’s notification for jail trial and fortransfer of two pending references — Al-Azizia and Flagship — beforeaccountability court Judge Mohammad Bashir.ARTICLE CONTINUES AFTER AD
In the July 6 judgement, Judge Bashir acquitted Mr Sharif of the charge ofcorrupt practice, but convicted him, his daughter Maryam and son-in-lawSafdar for owning assets beyond means and awarded 10 years imprisonment toMr Sharif, seven years to Ms Maryam and one year to Mr Safdar.
The sources said the members of Mr Sharif’s legal team Barrister SaadHashmi and Zafir Khan met him in Adiala jail where the former PM signed theVakaltnama. Advocate Khawaja Haris would lead the legal team of Mr Sharif.