ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani appeals court rejected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s appeal over a seven-year prison sentence for corruption on Monday and refused to grant him release on medical grounds. Shahbaz Sharif, brother of Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives to see his brother who was admitted to a hospital, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. A Pakistani appeals court has rejected Sharif's appeal over a seven-year prison sentence for corruption and refused to grant him release on medical grounds. Chaudary / AP Photo )Sharif’s aide Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, also a former prime minister, said the former premier’s legal team will take the case to the Supreme Court. Ruling Prime Minister Imran Khan won last year’s elections following pledges to uproot public corruption in Pakistan.

Source: thestar February 25, 2019 09:22 UTC