Court: (IHC constitutes bench to hear appeals of Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar)

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has constituted bench to hear appeals filed by Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and retired Captain Mohammad Safdar against their conviction in Avenfield reference.

A division bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Gul Hassan Aurangzeb will hear the appeals next week.

The convicts had appealed to the court for setting aside their sentence, suspending their sentence and granting them bail, and transferring Al-Azizia and Flagship references against them to a different trial court.

Earlier on July 17, the Islamabad High Court’s division bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiani and Justice Gul Hassan Aurangzeb adjourned hearing into the appeals till last week of this month.