IHC to announce verdict on Sharif’s suspension of sentence at 3pm

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday reserved verdict on petitions of Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain (r) Safdar seeking suspension of their sentence in the Avenfield reference by the NAB court. A two-member bench comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the petitions filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (r) Safdar. During the hearing, the NAB prosecutor completed its arguments. The bench heard all the concluded arguments from both the parties. The court reserved the verdict and it will be announced at 3pm today. Earlier, in its proceedings on Tuesday, the two-judge IHC bench led by Justice Athar Minallah Justice Athar Minallah said that if National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor does not conclude its arguments a verdict will be announced on Sharif family’s pleas challenging the Avenfield verdict today. The justice allowed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) until Wednesday to conclude its arguments.