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Nawaz, Maryam and Capt Safdar's appeals against conviction to be heard after elections |
2018-07-18 |
[DAWN] The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday put off appeals by Nawaz Sharif![]() , Maryam Nawaz and Capt Mohammad Safdar against their conviction in the Avenfiled reference until after the elections. The court was hearing seven separate appeals filed by the three convicts' lawyers ─ against the conviction, suspension of their sentences, and transfer of the pending two references against Sharif family members. Three appeals were filed on behalf of Nawaz, and two each on behalf of Maryam and Safdar. The IHC bench, comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani ... four star general, Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani was the former Director General of ISI... and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, observed that since the high court administration had not notified the division bench for next week, the appeals against the convictions of Nawaz, Maryam and retired Capt Safdar were adjourned until the last week of July. |
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