Nawaz Sharif Graft Case

In a temporary relief to Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return to Pakistan on Saturday, the Islamabad High Court on Thursday granted the former prime minister a protective bail in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia corruption cases until October 24. Also, an anti-corruption court in Pakistan suspended his arrest warrant in the Toshakhana vehicles case. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo through a counsel Qazi Mushahid approached the Islamabad-base accountability court No. 1 on Wednesday for suspension of the permanent arrest warrant issued two years ago for failing to appear in a case about getting a vehicle from Toshakhana on concessional price. The 73-year-old politician was convicted in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases and was declared a proclaimed offender in the Toshakhana vehicle case, which is pending before an accountability court in Islamabad. Nawaz was on bail in these cases when he left for the UK in 2019 for medical treatment. The respite comes just days ahead of Naw

This comes amid media reports that the Pakistan government has issued a new passport to Nawaz Sharif that will enable him to travel to the country

Three miscellaneous applications would also be filed for suspension of verdict of Judge Bashir before the IHC Court on Monday

Sharif and daughter Maryam are expected to land at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport at 6.15 PM (local time) via Abu Dhabi on Etihad Airways flight EY243, the Dawn reported

Pakistan's anti-graft watchdog has informed an accountability court here that ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family's declared assets were nearly Rs 58 million 18 years ago, a media report said today. Three corruption cases were filed against 68-year-old Sharif and some of his family members on September 8 following a Supreme Court verdict that disqualified him as prime minister and ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for institution of cases against the PML-N leader. The cases include Avenfield properties, Azizia & Hill Metal Establishment, and Flagship Investments. In two suplementary references one pertaining to Flagship Investments Limited and 15 other companies, and the other to Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metal Establishment against Sharif and his sons, NAB said the total declared financial worth of assets of the accused persons as per their tax record in 2000-01 was Rs 50,940,870 and USD 64,984 (Rs 7.18 million), the Express Tribune reported

Three corruption cases were registered against him pertaining to the Al-Azizia Steel Mills, several companies including Flagship Investment Ltd, and London's Avenfield properties

Sharif said that no decision of the court could separate him from the people of Pakistan

Now, Sharif has been indicted in all the three cases instituted against him

Sharif's family alleges that the cases are politically motivated