ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday adjourned hearing of appeals filed by the Sharif family against their conviction in the Avenfield verdict until the last week of July and issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The court also dismissed Nawaz’s plea to stay the trial until the case is transferred from […]
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Safdar behind bars, shifted to Adiala Jail
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday shifted Captain (r) Safdar Awan to Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail. Earlier today Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (r) Safdar was presented before the accountability court after being arrested on Sunday. NAB team presented Safdar before the accountability court after which he has been shifted to Adiala jail to […]
NAB team off to KPK to arrest Safdar
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team has left for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) to arrest Captain (retd) Safdar Awan, who has been awarded one year imprisonment in the Avenfield property reference verdict. Safdar’s name has already been added to the black list barring him from fleeing the country. An accountability court hearing corruption references against the […]
Sharifs ready to challenge Avenfield verdict in IHC
The Sharif family has decided to challenge the July 6 Avenfield verdict against them in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). An accountability court hearing corruption references against the Sharif family on Friday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison over his family’s purchase of London’s Avenfield apatments. Maryam Nawaz was sentenced […]
NAB court awards 10 year impisonment to Nawaz Sharif on corruption charges
ISLAMABAD: The accountability court in Islamabad has awarded 10 year rigorous imprisonment (RI) along with 8 million pounds fine to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield graft reference. The court judge Muhammad Bashir also ordered the federal government to confiscate the Avenfield apartments, which were under under the ownership of Nawaz Sharif since […]
Politicians, journalists react to Avenfield verdict
Several polticians and journalists took to twitter to comment on the Avenfield verdict that has sentenced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Nawaz Sharif to 10 and seven years, respectively, in jail. PTI’s Jehangir Tareen Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jehangir Khan Tareen termed the verdict as a ‘great victory for Pakistan’. NS's fabricated […]
Accountability court reserves the decision on Sharif’s plea to delay verdict
ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court hearing on Friday reserved the decision on former premier Nawaz Sharif’s appeal regarding the delay in the announcement of the verdict of Avenfiled cases against him and his family. However, the verdict is expected to be announced today. Strict security arrangements are done on the premises of the Federal Judicial Complex, where the court is […]