ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday will resume hearing of petitions filed by former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law Capt (r) Safdar in cases pertaining to the transfer of Al-Azizia and Flagship references and against the conviction of Avenfield reference.
Previously, the legal counsel of the PML-N supremo had filed a plea and requested the court to transfer the Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment references from the court of Accountability Judge-I Mohammad Bashir to another accountability court.
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The Sharif family had also filed an appeal against their convictions in the Avenfield reference.
The appeals by the Sharif family will be heard today by a two-member bench of the court which includes Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb.
On July 6, Accountability Court (AC) sentenced Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (r) Safdar to jail in the Avenfield properties reference.
Nawaz was sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison and slapped a £8 million fine (Rs 1.3 billion) while Maryam was sentenced to eight years with a £2 million fine (Rs 335 million). Maryam’s husband, Capt (r) Safdar, was sentenced to one year in prison.
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The remaining cases pertain to Al-Azizia Steel Mills and the Hill Metal Establishment, and offshore companies including Flagship Investment Limited.
Nawaz and his sons Hussain and Hasan are accused in all three references whereas Maryam and Safdar were accused in the Avenfield reference only.
