Nawaz gets hug relief in Al-Azizia,Avenfield reference Toshakhana case,

Punjab govt suspends Nawaz Sharif’s sentence,

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Islamaba(Mudasser Chudary)_Islamabad high court extended Nawaz Sharif s protective bail in Avenfield and Al-Azizia reference till 26thh of October and next hearing of the case is on Thursday 26th of October .
In the morning Nawaz Sharif travel from Murree to Islamabad for having surrender before court .
Nawaz Sharif came  court at noon ,large number of his supporters was there .Judge Bashir Ahmad gave him bail in Tosha Khana case until 20 November and next hearing for Tosha Khana case will be on 20 November 2023 .

Punjab govt gave a surprise decision of suspending Nawaz Sharif’s sentence in Al-Azizia reference ,The Chief Minister of Punjab Mohsin Raza Naqvi defend this act in his statement that remission has granted to PML . N leader Nawaz Sharif as per law under the section 401 of the code of the criminal procedure .
Islamabad high court issues protective bail to Nawaz Sharif for more two days until Thursday 26 October , judge Abu-Alhsanat and justice Amir Farooq heard the case and gave notice to naib . Nawaz Sharif came IHC in strict security, his lawyers presented applications for restoration of appeals about sentence in Al-Azizia and Avenfield reference .

Moments after appearing before the accountability court to secure bail in the Toshakhana reference, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif went to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for hearing on a petition seeking restoration of his appeals against his sentence in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia references.

A division bench of the high court, comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb, heard the petition.

The hearing of the case was adjourned till October 26. The court also instructed the PML-N lawyers to ask their client to bring less people along.

Approving PML-N Quaid’s bail plea, Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir directed Nawaz Sharif to submit million-rupee bail bonds in the court.

Nawaz Sharif appeared before the court after a gap of four years – the years which he spent in self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom.  Nawaz’s pleader Muhammad Irfan appeared in the court.

The atmosphere in the court was amicable. Seeing so many people in the court, the judge passed light remarks saying that ‘it’s fun to see so many people in the court’. The entire courtroom burst into laughter.

During the hearing, the NAB prosecutor told the court that since Nawaz Sharif had surrendered to the court, his perpetual arrest warrants could be cancelled.

The court issued notice to the NAB on the application submitted by Nawaz seeking the release of his property in the Toshakhana case.

The court sought arguments in the case on Nov 20.

Earlier in the day, Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer filed three petitions in the accountability court, including a request for the release of Nawaz Sharif’s annexed property in the Toshakhana reference, and also a request to appoint a pleader in the Toshakhana case. An application was also filed in the court for depositing bail bonds. Qazi Misbah-ul-Hasan Advocate filed these applications on behalf of Nawaz Sharif.

Background

On July 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case and directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to investigate the Sharif family.

The court also directed the accountability court to deal with the NAB references within six months. The court appointed SC judge Ijazul Ahsan to supervise the cases.

The accountability court sentenced Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in jail, Maryam Nawaz to seven years and retired Capt Safdar to one year jail term in Avenfield reference on July 6, 2018.

Sharif, accompanied by daughter Maryam Nawaz, returned to the country on July 13, 2018 – a time when his wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz was fighting for her life due to terminal disease. Police arrested Sharif and others at the airport on July 13 and was put them behind the bars.

A two-member bench of the IHC dismissed their sentences on Sept 14, 2018 in Avenfield reference and ordered they be released.

Later, on Jan 14, 2019, an SC bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar dismissed NAB’s appeals.

As for Al-Azizia case, Sharif was again sentenced to seven-year jail term on Dec 24, 2018 after which he was jailed. He was, however, set free in the Flagship case.

On Oct 31, 2019, a two-member bench of the IHC dismissed sentences of Sharif in both cases on medical grounds and allowed him to travel abroad. The court said he could seek extension to his stay abroad through the Punjab government if his health issues persisted.

Sharif moved the Lahore High Court to have his name removed from the ECL and a two-member bench, headed by Justice Baqar Najafi, accepted his plea and paved the way for his departure on Nov 16, 2019. Shehbaz Sharif became guarantor in the case.

During Sharif’s stay in London, the PTI government claimed that he was an absconder for not returning to the country as promised but did not move court. The IHC, on the other hand, declared Sharif a court absconder when he failed to return after four weeks in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia references.

Now, the Sharif family head averted his arrest as the caretaker Punjab government provided him relief under section 401 of CrPC in the form of dismissal of sentence in Al-Azizia reference.

He will continue to face the spectre of disqualification until the IHC gives him a clean chit in the two cases.

While,

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Attaullah Tarar asserted on Tuesday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was ousted to launch the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief.

Expressing his thoughts, Tarar launched a broadside at the PTI chief, saying, ‘’The talks can be held with the PTI only on subtracting the chairman.’’

Speaking about PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s appearance before the courts, he said, ‘’Nawaz Sharif has appeared before the courts.’’

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday praised former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

Speaking to media outside the judicial complex, the former planning minister said, ‘’Nawaz Sharif has said that the institutions should play their role to take the country out of the economic quagmire.’’

He went on to recount the development projects initiated during the tenure of Nawaz Sharif. ‘’Nawaz Sharif has completed the developmental projects in the country,’’ he added.

In line with holding the elections, Nawaz Sharif stated, ‘’The elections should be held immediately after the finalisation of the delimitation.’’

Earlier on Saturday, Iqbal said that his party will start new journey to country’s progress under the leadership of former premier Nawaz Sharif.

Speaking to media in Narowal, Iqbal said: ‘’The entire nation is welcoming Nawaz Sharif with great verve. When Nawaz Sharif was disqualified, the masses were compelled to remain hopeless.’’