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Nawaz Sharif’s bail plea in the Al-Azizia reference rejected by the Islamabad High Court

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) today rejected former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s bail plea in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case.

On February 20, a two-judge bench of IHC comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani reserved its verdict after hearing the PML-N founder’s petition to get his sentence suspended in the Al-Azizia case.

The three-time former prime minister wants his sentence in the Al-Azizia case suspended until the final verdict in the appeal is announced. Nawaz was sentenced to seven years in jail on December 24 last year. On January 26, his counsel moved the court against the verdict.

His lawyer Khawaja Harris cited the former premier’s poor health as one of the reasons why his sentence should be suspended. He said his client’s illness is serious. He informed the court that the sub jail atmosphere is the root cause of his condition.

On other hand, NAB requested the court to deny Nawaz’s plea. He has spent three months in jail so far, including the time he was admitted to the Services and Jinnah hospitals.

Approaching the Supreme Court is the former premier’s last chance to have his sentence suspended.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.