ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court has constituted new bench to hearappeals filed by Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and retired Captain MuhammadSafdar against their conviction in Avenfield reference.
The division bench comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Gul HassanAurangzeb will hear the appeals from 10, Monday.
The convicts had appealed to the court for setting aside their sentence,suspending their sentence and granting them bail, and transferringAl-Azizia and Flagship references against them to a different trial court.
Earlier on 17th of this month, Islamabad High Court’s division benchcomprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiani and Justice Gul Hassan Aurangzebadjourned hearing into the appeals till last week of this month.On August 11, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench formed to hear bailpetitions of Sharif family in Avenfield reference was dissolved once again.The development came as Justice Aamir Farooq went abroad on leave in summervacations. Previously, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani also went on summervacations.
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IHC registrar office sent the matter pertaining to the formation of the newbench in the case to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP). The new bench willconduct hearing into the petitions of former premier Nawaz Sharif, hisdaughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (R) Safdar. The earlierthree-member full bench dissolved after Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza recusedhimself from hearing the petitions due to personal reason.
