ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, Senator Faisal Javed said on Wednesday that the Avenfield verdict for the Sharif family stands while the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) conviction was a suspension of their sentences. “The conviction stands and they remain criminals. Their destination remains Adiala,” Javed said while speaking to a private TV channel. Earlier today, the IHC suspended sentences of Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (r) Muhammad Safdar in the Avenfield corruption reference and ordered their release. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb gave the judgment on pleas filed by Nawaz, Maryam and Capt (r) Safdar against the Avenfield conviction. The two-member bench ordered the former premier, his daughter and son-in-law to submit the bail bonds of worth Rs 0.5 million each.