An appeal has been filed in the Islamabad High Court
An appeal has been filed in the Islamabad High Court
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has challenged his conviction in the Al Azizia reference.
He filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday. The PML-N Quaid has requested for the sentence to be declared void.
Related: Nawaz Sharif sentenced to seven years, $25m fine in the Al Azizia reference
On December 24, Nawaz was convicted by an accountability court in the Al Azizia reference and sentenced to seven years in jail.
A $25 million fine was imposed on him too. He is currently completing his sentence at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail.
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will bring shame on our judicial system if people like him are released. many overseas will stop sending money to Pakistan and will probably settle in other countries