Pakistan High Court acquits Nawaz Sharif in two corruption cases

Islamabad, November 29 The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday acquitted Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in two cases of corruption in which he was convicted in 2018. Sharif, 73, had challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) his sentences...

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Updated At : 12:39 PM Nov 30, 2023 IST

Islamabad, November 29

The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday acquitted Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in two cases of corruption in which he was convicted in 2018.

Sharif, 73, had challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) his sentences in the Avenfield property and Al-Azizia cases.

A two-member Bench, comprising Chief Justice Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, announced the verdict after hearing arguments from both sides.

The former premier was convicted in July 2018 and handed 10 years in jail in the Avenfield properties corruption case about assets beyond known income in London. He was sentenced in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case to seven years in jail in December 2018.

The cases were filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the national anti-corruption watchdog. He had filed an appeal against both convictions.

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