ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday has given verdict onthe petition filed by former PM Nawaz Sharif.
IHC accepted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s petition to hear hisappeal against the Al-Azizia verdict at the earliest date.
A two-member division bench comprising of Justice Aamer Farooq andJustice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard the supplementary plea filed by theformer premier.
In a petition submitted in the court on Tuesday, Nawaz pleaded for thesuspension of sentence and his release on bail. “It is requested that thewrit petition be fixed at an early date,” the appeal read, adding atransparent trial was the right of every Pakistani.
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On December 24, an accountability court had sentenced nawaz to seven yearsin prison in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference.
During the hearing on Wednesday, the IHC directed the registrar’s office toset a date for hearing within the next 10 days.
