In the Avonfield reference, Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against the sentence has been fixed for hearing. The Islamabad High Court has also fixed for hearing the appeals of Maryam Nawaz and Captain Safdar. Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain Safdar are out on bail after suspension of sentence in Avonfield reference. The accountability court had sentenced Nawaz Sharif to 10 years imprisonment, Maryam Nawaz to seven years imprisonment and Captain Safdar to one year imprisonment in the Avonfield reference on July 6, 2018. The first hearing bench of the Avonfield reference has been changed.
Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani will hear Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against the sentence in the Avonfield reference on September 1. On the other hand, Maryam Nawaz and Captain Safdar will have to appear before the court on the appeal hearing.
