{"id":29047,"date":"2023-11-27T17:51:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ihc-adjourns-nawaz-sharifs-appeals-in-avenfield-and-al-azizia-cases\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T17:51:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:51:05","slug":"ihc-adjourns-nawaz-sharifs-appeals-in-avenfield-and-al-azizia-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ihc-adjourns-nawaz-sharifs-appeals-in-avenfield-and-al-azizia-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"IHC adjourns Nawaz Sharif\u2019s appeals in Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned the hearing of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif\u2019s pleas against convictions in Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As per details, IHC Chief Justice Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Gul Hassan Aurangzeb heard Nawaz Sharif\u2019s pleas against his conviction in Al-Azizia and Avenfield cases.<\/p>\n

PML-N leader and Sharif\u2019s lawyer Azam Nazeer Tarar urged the court to exempt Nawaz Sharif from appearing before the court due to security concerns at the hearing.<\/p>\n

At this Chief Justice Aamir Farooq responded \u201cYou file an application for exemption then the court will see.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the hearing, the CJ IHC questioned if it\u2019s possible for a public officeholder to amass assets beyond means without corruption.<\/p>\n

The court adjourned the hearing of the former prime minister\u2019s appeals in Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases till Wednesday, November 29.<\/p>\n

Convictions<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Nawaz Sharif was convicted by accountability courts in Avenfield and Al-Azizia references.<\/p>\n

The accountability court had awarded 10 10-year jail term with an eight million Pounds fine to Nawaz Sharif in Avenfield case and 07 years sentence in Al-Azizia reference.<\/p>\n

The court also disqualified Sharif from holding public office for 10 years.<\/p>\n

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However, in 2019, his sentence in Al-Azizia reference was suspended by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on medical grounds. He was then permitted to fly to London on medical grounds.<\/p>\n

It is pertinent to mention here that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, who has been in self-imposed exile since 2019, left for London in the middle of his seven-year jail term on medical grounds. The elder Sharif returned to Pakistan on October 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n