Says would serve notice­s on plea for suspen­sion of senten­ce once main appeal is picked­ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has postponed for an indefinite time hearing on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s petition seeking suspension of an accountability court’s Dec 24, 2018 verdict in Al-Azizia Steel Mills case. He earlier filed a plea in the IHC against Sharif’s sentence on January 1. However, the IHC registrar had stated that the petition was incomplete and returned it. On January 3, Sharif filed another plea, but the IHC registrar returned it once again after citing reservations. Full text of accountability court’s judgment in Al-Azizia reference caseOn Monday, the IHC also did not issue its reserved judegment on the initial hearing.

Source: The Express Tribune January 07, 2019 15:11 UTC