Proclamation against Sharif pasted on IHC premises

The proclamation against former premier Nawaz Sharif in the Al-Aziza and Avenfield references has been displayed on the premises of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on the directives of the registrar.

The proclamation was exhibited outside the parking gate of the IHC by the officials of the attorney general’s office. It has also been pasted outside the entry and VIP gates of the court.

Meanwhile, a division bench of the IHC comprising Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Ghulam Azam Qambrani forwarded an application seeking investigation on the medical reports of Sharif to IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah for the formation of a new bench.

Ahmed Raza Advocate appeared before the court on behalf of petitioner Zaman Gillani.

Justice Farooq observed that a special bench was hearing the appeals of Nawaz Sharif and remarked that the same bench should hear this application too.

The court sent the file of the case to the IHC chief justice stating that he would constitute a bench.

On Tuesday, petitioner Gillani had filed an application in the IHC seeking the constitution of a commission to identify those who were responsible for creating “fake” medical reports of Sharif.

It nominated Nawaz Sharif, his brother Shehbaz Sharif, interior and health secretaries, Punjab health secretary, NAB chairman, Punjab IG and Lahore CCPO as respondents.

The plea adopted the stance that instead of undergoing medical treatment in London, Sharif was maligning the state and its institutions.

It stated that the purpose of PML-N supremo’s speeches was to isolate Pakistan in the world, retain the country in the FATF grey list and divert the attention of global bodies from the human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

It deplored the use of language against senior military officials of the country by Sharif.

The petitioner stated that according to the government representatives, the PML-N chief had submitted “fake” medical reports.

He requested the court to constitute a commission to identify those who were responsible for creating fake medical reports of Sharif.

Nawaz Sharif had left for London in November 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted him a four-week permission to go abroad for his treatment.

He had submitted an undertaking to the court citing his record of facing the law and justice that he would return within four weeks or as soon as he was declared healthy and fit to travel by doctors.

Accountability Court judge Muhammad Bashir had days before the general elections in July 2018 convicted Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield properties reference and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.

His daughter Maryam Nawaz was sentenced to seven years in prison for abetment and his son-in-law retired Captain Mohammad Safdar to one year.

In December 2018, accountability court judge Arshad Malik convicted Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference and sentenced him to seven years in prison. Judge Malik was later dismissed from service over misconduct.