Tag: Avenfield

Nawaz is finished, PML-N should elect new leader: Fawad

LAHORE: Hours after the Supreme Court's (SC) dismissal of National Accountability Bureau's appeal against the suspension of Sharifs’ Avenfield sentence, Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry...

NAB court failed to justify Avenfield convictions, say Sharifs

--Replies submitted by Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam say anti-graft watchdog did not compare income with value of property  --Appeal SC to reject NAB's plea...

Court approves Nawaz’s three-day exemption from appearance

Application seeking former premier's exemption cites his mental and physical health, personal commitments as reasons   ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing corruption references against deposed...

IHC suspends Sharifs’ sentence in Avenfield case

---Court orders Nawaz, Maryam, Safdar's release from Adiala Jail against surety bonds of Rs0.5m each  ---Sentence to remain suspended until final adjudication on appeals  ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad...

NAB seek SC’s intervention to stop IHC ruling on Sharifs’ pleas

NAB plea says IHC did not notify anti-graft watchdog before accepting Sharif family's plea for hearing ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday moved...

NAB reprimanded, fined for wasting time in Avenfield verdict appeal

--IHC bench imposes Rs 10,000 fine on anti-graft watchdog after prosecutors seek more time to present concluding arguments in Sharifs' appeal against conviction   ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad...

Maryam Nawaz tweets ‘Faiz’ from jail

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Saturday tweeted for the first time since her incarceration in the Avenfield reference. The PML-N leader who...

Nawaz says will return ‘come hell or high water’

Convicted ex-PM says prepared to 'face jail and even gallows' but won't keep silent over 'disrespect of vote' Rejects reports that he plans to...

Verdict against Nawaz ‘murdered’ justice, says Shehbaz

NAROWAL: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday termed the Avenfield verdict against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ‘murder of justice’. An accountability court...

Election roundup: The lion’s last roar?

The enemy of my enemy. . .  The dust is beginning to settle, well, as much as it can settle with the Sharifs still...

Transparency Int’l requests British govt to probe Sharifs’ properties

 Transparency International has requested the British government to investigate the four properties Nawaz Sharif holds in London. On Friday, the former prime minister was sentenced...

Wajid Zia produces Qatari letter in court in Al Azizia reference

ISLAMABAD: Panamagate Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head and prosecution Wajid Zia on Friday produced the “original letter” of Qatari prince Hamad Bin Jassim in the...

SC gives anti-graft court one more month to conclude Sharifs’ trial

--Judge dismisses Nawaz Sharif's lawyer's request to extend deadline by three months to ensure 'transparent trial --Justice Ahsan says court will not let the defendants'...

NAB reference solely based on JIT’s evidence, IO tells court

Says bureau had not received replies from MLAs at time of filing reference ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Investigation Officer Imran Dogar apprised...

Sharifs’ counsel bashes Wajid Zia over constitution of Panamagate JIT

Kh Haris completes his 10-day long cross-examination of JIT head  ISLAMABAD: The formation of the joint investigation team in the Panama Papers case was the...

Avenfield case: Maryam’s counsel objects to ‘evidence’ submitted by Zia

--Nawaz's counsel submits request seeking clarity on documents former JIT chief intends to submit in court --Deposed PM says courts will now have to prove that the accusations...

JIT head tries to submit different Qatari letter in court

-- Wajid Zia tells judge he submitted letter's photocopy on Thursday, however new document turns out to be different   ISLAMABAD: Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head Wajid Zia on Friday...