ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Former premier Nawaz Sharif’s counsels prepared the appeal against his sentence in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference on Tuesday.
The appeal is likely to be filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today.
Sources said that an appeal to suspend the sentence of Nawaz Sharif will also be filed with the file against the sentence.
Nawaz given 7-year sentence in Al-Azizia, acquitted in Flagship reference
On December 24, Accountability Court Judge Arshad Malik sentenced former premier Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison in the Al-Azizia reference case, while acquitted him in the Flagship reference.
Detailed judgement of Al-Azizia and Flagship references
While reading out the short order, the judge said that there was no case against Nawaz in the Flagship reference. He was indicted under Section 9(a)(v) and Section 10 of the National Accountability Ordinance in the Al-Azizia reference.
The court sentenced the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) supremo leader to seven years in prison and ordered him to pay $25million and Rs1.5 billion as fine.
In the verdict, the court has imposed fine on the former prime minister for failing to provide money trail. The court also ordered to seize Al-Azizia and Hill Metal property.
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