August 14: Dawn report by Malik Asad states that while expressing its intention of not dragging the matter pertaining to the suspension of Avenfield properties reference verdict, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday directed the defence and prosecution sides to conclude their arguments on the petitions by Friday. For the hearing of two other references pertaining to Al-Azizia Steel and Flagship Investment, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was brought to an accountability court in an armoured personnel carrier, which was criticised by his younger brother and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shahbaz Sharif who termed the treatment with the thrice-elected prime minister ‘unfair’ and asked party workers to reach the court at the next hearing.
Dawn: IHC wants early ruling on pleas against Avenfield verdict
