Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan from London on October 21 after nearly four years of self-imposed exile.
Islamabad:
Islamabad High Court has given a big relief to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday. The High Court has accepted the appeal against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif’s conviction in two corruption cases, Al-Azizia and Avenfield, his lawyer said. The decision will allow Nawaz Sharif to challenge his sentence in the High Court, which is pending after he resigned as Prime Minister in 2017, his lawyer informed.
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Nawaz Sharif wants to remove his name from the case to contest the general elections expected in January. His lawyer Amjad Parvez said the court had accepted the appeal, which is a way of contesting the conviction.
Nawaz Sharif has returned home after four years of self-imposed exile
Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan from London on October 21 after nearly four years of self-imposed exile. After returning home, Sharif appeared in the High Court for the second time along with his younger brother and PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif. They were earlier this week granted protective bail until October 26, preventing their arrest. The court did not give any fresh decision on the bail decision.
Appeals reinstated against convictions in Al-Azizia and Avenfield corruption cases
Let us tell you that Nawaz Sharif was convicted in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case and sentenced to seven years in prison in December 2018. He was also convicted by the court in the Avenfield property case in July 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
In December 2020, the High Court declared Nawaz Sharif a fugitive in both the cases. He was arrested and jailed, but was released after posting bail pending his appeal against his conviction. However, Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against his conviction in the Al-Azizia and Avenfield corruption cases has been reinstated.