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IHC dismisses Imran’s plea to halt proceedings in cypher trial

In Islamabad, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected a petition from former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, seeking a suspension of the proceedings in the ongoing cypher trial. The hearing was presided over by Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, who issued a notice for December 20 to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

IHC rejects NAB’s plea to send Al-Azizia reference back to trial court

The Islamabad High Court has rejected the National Accountability Bureau's plea to send the Al-Azizia reference back to the trial court. This decision was made during an appeal against Nawaz Sharif's conviction in the Al-Azizia reference. The court had previously acquitted Sharif in the Avenfield reference. Sharif's lawyer argued in reference to the Panama case and highlighted the failure of NAB to collect evidence against Sharif. The accountability court had awarded jail terms and fines to Sharif in both the Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases, as well as a disqualification from holding public office. However, his sentence in the Al-Azizia reference was suspended on medical grounds by the Lahore High Court, and he was allowed to travel to the UK for medical reasons. Upon his return from the UK, Sharif filed applications to restore his appeals against conviction in both references.

Military court trial: SC moved for early hearing

In Islamabad, a petitioner who had contested the trial of his son in a military court after the May 9 incident has approached the Supreme Court to expedite the case's hearing. Junaid Razzaq, represented by counsel Salman Akram Raja, submitted a request, stating that military court proceedings had already commenced and urged that the case be scheduled for the third week of October.