Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was awarded seven-year imprisonment and a fine of 2.5 million dollars in Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference case by Accountability Court in Islamabad today. Judge Arshad Malik of Accountability Court, who announced the verdict, acquitted Nawaz Sharif in Flagship Investments reference case.<\/p>\n
Nawaz Sharif was arrested from the premises of accountability court.<\/p>\n
The Accountability Court Judge accepted Nawaz Sharif’s request to shift him to Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore instead of Adiyala Jail Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n
The verdict was reserved by Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik on Wednesday last.<\/p>\n
Nawaz Sharif was later shifted to Adiyala Jail Rawalpindi from where he will be shifted to Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Later, Accountability Court Islamabad has issued its detailed judgment in Al-Azizia Reference against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.<\/p>\n
In its 131 pages written judgment, the court highlighted reasons of his conviction in the reference.<\/p>\n
It said that the prosecution has successfully established all the ingredients of the offence of corruption and corrupt practices of former Prime Minister.<\/p>\n
It said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has failed to prove sources of income during the proceeding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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