Court orders Nawaz Sharif to appear on September 10

 

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered Nawaz Sharif to surrender and summoned him on September 10. A two-member bench of the IHC today heard Nawaz Sharif's new petitions. Avon had filed an appeal against the sentence in the field reference. Giving arguments during the hearing on Nawaz Sharif's request for exemption from attendance, Khawaja Harris said that Nawaz Sharif was not in a position to come to Pakistan now. Justice Amir Farooq remarked that we have 2 appeals of Nawaz Sharif pending, they were granted bail for a specified time. The Honorable Judge inquired what is the status of bail of Nawaz Sharif in Azizia reference. On which Nawaz Sharif's lawyer Khawaja Harris informed the court that the Punjab government had rejected Nawaz Sharif's request for extension of bail and now he is not on bail on which the court ruled that Nawaz Sharif should appear before the court. He said that Nawaz Sharif could also challenge the decision of the Punjab government. Justice Amir Farooq remarked that the Lahore High Court could not supersede the decision of the Islamabad High Court on bail. Request for extension of bail was rejected? Nawaz Sharif's lawyer Khawaja Harris said that the Punjab government had on February 27 rejected Nawaz Sharif's request for extension of bail. The apex court summoned the former prime minister on September 10, ordering him to surrender before the court. Can come. Justice Amir Farooq remarked that the court was not yet declaring Nawaz Sharif a fugitive but was giving Nawaz Sharif an opportunity to surrender. Will. On which Nawaz Sharif's lawyer Khawaja Harris asked the court that if the court is summoning Nawaz Sharif, can they challenge the decision of the Punjab government? The court ruled that the right of appeal was not being taken away from Nawaz Sharif. We are saying that Nawaz Sharif should appear at the next hearing. Khawaja Harris said that then you have decided that Nawaz Sharif has no justification to stay abroad. No? Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani remarked that Nawaz Sharif fears that someone will arrest him when he comes to Pakistan. If Nawaz Sharif has any concerns, we issue instructions in this regard. Earlier, the Islamabad High Court barred Maryam Nawaz and Capt (retd) Safdar from appearing in court and separated the appeals of Maryam Nawaz and Mohammad Safdar from the appeal of Nawaz Sharif in the Avonfield reference. Addressing Maryam Nawaz and her husband, Justice Amir Fariq said that there are security issues, problems arise. Do not appear at the next hearing. We will fix the next hearing in a written decision.

Reacting to the verdict, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that the medical report of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was the only proof of the accused's health. No, so when Corona is gone from the world, the treatment will begin.