ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield case.
A division bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb announced the ruling filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo against conviction in in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia Steel Mills cases.
In July 2018, an accountability court handed a 10-year sentence to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and imposed a fine of £8 million (Rs1.29 billion) in the reference pertaining to Sharif family’s Avenfield apartment in London, UK.
In December 2018, the former three-time premier was awarded seven year sentence in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference.
The high court has also disposed of the Flagship graft reference against the PML-leader after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) withdrew its petition against the acquittal in the case.
Meanwhile, the IHC bench has adjourned the hearing on a petition against conviction in the Al-Azizia case, saying the Registrar Office will issue a date for next hearing.
Talking to media outside the IHC, Nawaz Sharif thanked Allah Almighty over the overturn of the conviction.
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