ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved the judgement on the appeals of the Sharif family members against their conviction in the Avenfield reference verdict. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain Safdar Awan had petitioned against the Avenfield verdict which sentenced them to jail for 11, eight and one year […]
Avenfield case
Protesters try to break into Sharif’s Avenfield flats on Sunday
LONDON: On Sunday, a group reportedly belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), protested outside the Avenfield apartments in UK and tried to break into the house of Hussain Nawaz. As Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif entered the house, protesting members of PTI, who were driven with fury and rage, tried to break into the flats: kicking […]
Safdar not arrested yet, NAB teams stationed in three cities
ISLAMABAD: Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar is not in sight since Saturday. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has set its teams ready for his arrest as per indictment by accountability court in Avenfield Reference case. The teams left for Khyber Pakhtubkhwa(KPK) a day after the announcement of the verdict. Three teams have been stationed in different cities, […]
Appeal to take back Maryam’s tickets submitted, replacement candidates selected
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) today submitted the application to the returning officer (RO) to withdraw the ticket issued to Maryam Nawaz for National Assembly constituency NA-127 Lahore. President PML-N Lahore Parvez Malik’s son and an independent candidate in NA-127 Ali Parvez Malik has written the application to the returning officer for withdrawal of Maryam’s ticket. Ali […]
Nawaz says he is ‘coming to Pakistan to face prison’
Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, while referring to the Avenfield reference verdict against him and his family, said he would come to Pakistan to face the prison. An accountability court, hearing the Avenfield property references against the Sharif family, has sentenced Nawaz to 10 years in jail, while his daughter Maryam Nawaz has been sentenced to […]
Nawaz urges NAB court to delay verdict in Avenfield case
Former prime minister Nawaz has said that the accountability court should delay announcing the verdict in the Avenfield case till he returns to Pakistan. The accountability court had said it would announce its verdict in the reference on July 6. Addressing media in London, Nawaz said he wants to hear the verdict in the courtroom […]
Avenfield case: Defense counsel resumes presentation of closing arguments
ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Monday resumed hearing of concluding arguments in Avenfield references against former premier Nawaz Sharif and his family. During the hearing, Nawaz’s daughter Maryam Nawaz and her husband Capt (Retd) Safdar’s defense counsel, Amjad Pervez, started presentation of final arguments in the case. According to the sources, the counsel will request another exemption […]
Accountability court orders Nawaz to appoint lawyer till June 19
ISLAMABAD: Accountability court hearing Avenfield reference on Tuesday ordered Nawaz to appoint either new lawyer or to convince his ex-counsel to represent him again. Yesterday, Nawaz’s counsel Khawaja Haris withdrew from representing Nawaz Sharif in National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) supplementary reference cases. Today during NAB reference hearing, Nawaz appeared before the court without any counsel. Apex Judge […]
Avenfield reference: SC extends deadline to conclude corruption cases till 9 June
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the deadline to complete the corruption cases against former premier Nawaz Sharif and his family until 9th June. Previously, a request was made by the Accountability Court to extend the deadline to complete the corruption cases. As the hearing started, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, who is the monitoring judge […]
Final witness in Avenfield case to record statement against Sharif family today
ISLAMABAD: As the accountability court resumes hearing the corruption cases against Nawaz Sharif and his family, a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) official is set to testify against the accused as the final witness. The case itself pertains to the monumental Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case that disqualified then sitting Prime Minister Nawaz […]