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Pakistan court orders release of former PM Nawaz Sharif: lawyer
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered
the release of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter,
suspending their sentences pending an appeal hearing, his lawyer said.
“Today, the Islamabad High Court has suspended the verdict against Nawaz
Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law Captain Safdar and
ordered to release them on bail until a final decision,” Khawaja Haris,
Sharif’s lawyer, told AFP.
BSS/AFP/RY/1658 hrs