Tuesday, June 26th, 2018
Hearing of Avenfield reference against Sharif family underway
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Accountability Court Islamabad has resumed hearing of Avenfield reference against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members. Judge Muhammad Bashir is hearing the case. Khawaja Haris, the counsel of former Prime Minister is continuing his concluding arguments.
Khawaja Asif, Firdous Ashiq Awan allowed to contest election
LAHORE: (DNA) – An Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday allowed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Firdous Ahisq Awan to contest upcoming General Election. Dismissing an application against Asif, a PMLN candidate from NA-73 Sialkot, The Lahore High Court’s Appellate Tribunal allowed the former federal minister to contest the election. Similaryly, Justice Syed Shahbaz Rizvi rejected an appeal against Firdous Ashiq Awan from NA-72. The applicant had argued that Awan’s nomination papers should be rejected because she failed to provide information about marriage and children.