The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday rejected the appeals filed by former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s against the penalties given to him by accountability courts (AC) in Al-Azizia and Avenfield references, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Muhsin Akhtar Kiani of the IHC pronounced the verdict.

Nawaz Sharif has already been declared an ‘absconder’ in these cases.

Judge Muhammad Bashir of an AC had handed down 10-year imprisonment to the former prime minister in Avenfield reference while the late AC judge Arshad Malik had given a seven-year prison term to him in Al-Azizia reference.

Reporter Ihtesham Kiani