Master Stroke(19.09.2018): Nawaz Sharif's jail term suspended by Islamabad HC

Islamabad High Court has suspended the jail sentence of former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case, Pakistan media reported on Wednesday. Jail sentence of Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar has also been suspended.

The court gave the judgment on petitions filed by the Nawaz family challenging the Avenfield verdict against them. The two-judge bench ordered the release of the former premier, his daughter and son-in-law. Nawaz, Maryam and Capt (retd) Safdar were also directed to submit bail bonds worth Rs0.5 million each, Geo News reported.