Sharifs appeal against verdict

Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law on Monday filed separate appeals in the Islamabad High Court against the verdict in a corruption case and sought their release on bail, according to media reports.

Islamabad, July 16: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law on Monday filed separate appeals challenging the verdict in a corruption case and the Islamabad High Court will hear them on Tuesday, according to a media report.

Mr Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam, 44, were arrested in Lahore on July 13 on their arrival from London after an accountability court found them guilty over his family's ownership of four luxury flats in London. They were later taken to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

Mr Sharif's son-in-law, Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar, who was arrested on July 8, is also lodged in the same Adiala Jail. Seven separate appeals were filed in the Islamabad High Court by the three convicts' lawyers - three on behalf of Mr Sharif, and two each on behalf of Maryam and Safdar - on the corruption cases against them, according to Dawn News.

The Islamabad High Court will hear tomorrow the appeals filed by Mr. Sharif, Maryam and Safdar challenging the Avenfield verdict against them, Geo News reported.

The appeal highlighted the legal flaws in the Avenfield verdict and pleaded to nullify the Islamabad Accountability Court's verdict. Moreover, it further sought the release of three convicts on bail.