{"id":26819,"date":"2023-11-21T11:29:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ihc-to-begin-hearing-arguments-on-nawazs-appeals-in-al-azizia-avenfield-references-from-nov-27\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:29:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:29:12","slug":"ihc-to-begin-hearing-arguments-on-nawazs-appeals-in-al-azizia-avenfield-references-from-nov-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ihc-to-begin-hearing-arguments-on-nawazs-appeals-in-al-azizia-avenfield-references-from-nov-27\/","title":{"rendered":"IHC to begin hearing arguments on Nawaz\u2019s appeals in Al-Azizia, Avenfield references from Nov 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday said it would begin hearing arguments on PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif\u2019s appeals against his conviction in the Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia references from November 27 (Monday).<\/p>\n

The decision was taken by an IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurang\u00adzeb.<\/p>\n

In July 2018, and as the then prime minister, Nawaz was handed 10 years in jail<\/a> in the Avenfield properties corruption reference for owning assets beyond known income and one year for not cooperating with the National Accountability Bureau, both of which were to be served concurrently.<\/p>\n

The Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference pertains to the case in which he was sentenced to seven years<\/a> in jail on Dec 24, 2018. He was also fined Rs1.5 billion and US$25 million.<\/p>\n

Nawaz was released<\/a> from jail in March 2019, following which he left for London in November 2019 after the LHC allowed him to do so on medical grounds. The IHC had declared him a proclaimed offender<\/a> in both cases in December 2020.<\/p>\n

Nawaz then remained in London for nearly four years and only returned<\/a> to the country last month. After his return from the UK, the PML-N leader had filed two separate applications for restoration of appeals against his conviction in the Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia references.<\/p>\n

He had contended that while he was abroad for medical treatment, the pen\u00ad\u00adding appeals were dismissed for non-prosecution. The applications req\u00adu\u00adested the court to revive the pending appeals for a decision on them on merit.<\/p>\n

Last month, the court had restored<\/a> the appeals.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the hearing today, Nawaz arrived in court amid tight security. He was accompanied by brother Shehbaz Sharif and an entourage comprising senior PML-N leaders, including Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Ishaq Dar, Ayaz Sadiq and others.<\/p>\n

As the proceedings commenced, Azam Nazir Tarar, Nawaz\u2019s lawyer, said his client wanted to present arguments on the appeal against conviction in the Avenfield reference today.<\/p>\n

How much time would you need to present the arguments, Justice Farooq asked, to which Tarar replied he would need four to six hours.<\/p>\n

The judge also asked the NAB prosecutor the same question. In his response, the latter said he would need approximately half an hour. \u201cDoes this mean that NAB doesn\u2019t want to say anything?\u201d Justice Farooq asked.<\/p>\n

The IHC CJ then stated that the court would begin hearing Nawaz\u2019s arguments on Monday (Nov 27), 12:30pm.<\/p>\n

Here, Tarar urged the bench to hear the appeals on a daily basis as the cases dated back to 2018 and 2019. He further promised that he would not waste the court\u2019s time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf need be, we will hear the case on a daily basis,\u201d Justice Farooq said, adding that regular division bench proceedings will be called off on the day of the hearing.<\/p>\n

The judge also directed Advocate Amjaz Parvez to present arguments on Nawaz\u2019s behalf and instructed him to prepare a summary of the case.<\/p>\n

The hearing was subsequently adjourned till Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday said it would begin hearing arguments on PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif\u2019s appeals against his conviction in the Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia references from November 27 (Monday). The decision was taken by an IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurang\u00adzeb. 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