IHC gives Nawaz final chance to appear before court on November 24
IHC gives Nawaz final chance to appear before court on November 24
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has given former Prime Minister and PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif the final chance to appear before the court on November 24.
According to details, the order issued by the division bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani states that Nawaz Sharif should be informed to appear before the court through advertisements in both Urdu and English newspapers.
According to the order, the advertisement should also be sent to the UK through the High Commission. Moreover, the advertisement should also be printed in London editions of Urdu and English newspapers, the cost of which will be borne by the federal government.
The decision said that the court has no option but to initiate proceedings to declare Nawaz Sharif a fugitive. It ordered the federal government to submit the advertisement expenses to the High Court within a week.
The court directed the registrar’s office to fix the next hearing of the case on November 24, saying that Sharif’s lawyer Khawaja Haris did not appear in court after the non-bailable arrest warrant was issued. Therefore, the court has no option left but to initiate proceedings under Section 87 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The court also said that it was not possible for Nawaz Sharif to be unaware of the appeal pending in the Islamabad High Court, witnesses and documents prove that every effort was made to comply with Nawaz Sharif’s arrest warrant.
