In the Al-Azizia and Avenfield references, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared former prime minister Nawaz Sharif a proclaimed offender for his continuous absence from the court.

The court served notices on Nawaz’s guarantor Sakhi Abbas on the disappearance of the accused. The court ordered fixing the appeals of Nawaz with identical appeals of Maryam Nawaz and Captain (retd) Safdar for hearing on December 9.

A division bench of the Islamabad High Court comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani conducted the hearing on appeals in the Avenfield Property and Al-Azizia Steel Mills references. During the hearing, Director European Affairs Mubashir Khan, while recording his statement, said that on October 19, 2020, court orders were received and a letter was written to the Pakistan High Commission in London to paste summon notices outside Nawaz’s residence and take other measures accordingly.

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