IHC issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Nawaz Sharif

 ISLAMABAD September 15 (Online): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for PML-N Supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia reference.

The verdict was ruled during a hearing over the former prime minister’s petition requesting exemption from court appearance. In a brief ruling, the IHC judge Justice Akhtar Kayani remarked that the PML-N Supremo neither underwent a surgery despite citing it as a reason behind obtaining bail to travel to UK nor was he admitted to a hospital.

The former prime minister is currently in London due to medical treatment.

According to details, the court on Tuesday rejected Nawaz Sharif’s plea seeking exemption from the hearing and directed to initiate proceedings to declare him as proclaimed offender.

The high court has also turned down Nawaz SHarif’s petition to continue the case hearings through legal representative.

Nawaz Sharif files review petition against IHC order to surrender Nawaz Sharif had requested the IHC to nullify its ruling and allow him to become a part of the court proceedings through his representative. Nawaz Sharif made the request on medical grounds.

It is pertinent here to mention that the IHC had ordered Nawaz Sharif to surrender and appear on September 10 at any cost in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference.

Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani had said in his remarks, “Nawaz Sharif has to appear before the court for hearing. He may face additional three-year imprisonment if he is absconder in the reference. Skipping appearances in the trial is also a crime.”