Al-Azizia reference: IHC decides to hear Nawaz Sharif’s appeal
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday rejected the NAB request for remanding back the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference to the accountability court, and decided to hear the appeal of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif on merit. The bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, which heard the PML-N leader’s appeal his conviction in the reference sought arguments from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on next date of hearing. The former prime minister appeared before the court along with his legal team. At the outset of the hearing, Nawaz Sharif’s counsel Amjad Pervaiz said that NAB had filed graft references on the directions of the top court. Separate references were filed with similar allegations against the former prime minister, he said, adding that they had requested only one reference should be prepared against one allegation. The lawyer said that NAB had withdrawn its appeal in the Flagship refe...