ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday turned down Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Shahbaz Gill s plea seeking a stay on his indictment in the sedition case filed against him.Gill.
Jun 10, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed its amicus curiae, Azam Nazir Tarar, to provide judicial references in the next hearing of pleas filed by Sharif family members against sentences in Panama references, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
A division bench comprising Justice Amir Farooqi and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard the pleas filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain Retd Safdar Awan to challenge the sentences in Panama references.
Maryam Nawaz and Capt Retd Safdar appeared in the hearing along with their counsel Amjad Pervez.
The amicus curiae Azam Nazir Tarar initiated the arguments and said that the court had to treat all parties equally and verdicts in different cases have an impact on others. He continued that only temporary relief was provided to the accused by suspending its sentence, whereas, disqualification was present in the specific case.