ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is to hear Captain (rtd) Safdar’s appeal against his conviction in the Avenfield reference today.
Yesterday, the court decided in favor of Nawaz Sharif, accepting his plea to transfer the Al Aziza and Flagship case to another accountability court as the Sharif family’s defense has raised questions about the impartiality of Judge Mohammad Bashir.
The plea against Nawaz and Maryam’s convictions will be heard on Monday.
On July 6, an accountability court sentenced Nawaz to a total of 11 years in prison and imposed a £8 million fine (Rs1.3 billion) in the corruption reference, while his daughter Maryam was sentenced to eight years with a £2 million fine (Rs335 million). Nawaz’s son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar was also given a one-year sentence without any fine.
The Sharifs have challenged the court’s verdict in IHC demanding the declaration of the verdict as null and release on bail.
