The NAB Deputy Prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar faced tough questions in Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday during the hearing of the petitions filed by Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (r) Safdar against their sentences in Avenfield references.
IHC’s two-member bench - comprising of 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 Captain (r) Safdar against their sentences in Avenfield references.
During the hearing, Justice Minallah asked both the Sharifs’ lawyers, Khawaja Haris and NAB deputy prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar, if they had confidence in the present bench. They both said that they reposed trust in the bench after which it began hearing of the case.
The NAB lawyer requested the judges to take up the convicts’ appeal seeking suspension of their sentences after summer vacation of courts. The bench rejected his request, saying that their appeals will be fixed for hearing as per the routine.
On July 6, the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was awarded 10 years in prison, while his daughter Maryam and her spouse Capt Safdar were handed seven years’ and one year’s prison terms, respectively.
Subsequently, Sharif and members of his family approached the high court, challenging their conviction and seeking release until a decision on their sentences.
