Petitions against Nawaz Sharif's property auction, court rules

Accountability court Islamabad rejects all petitions against confiscation and auction of property, hearing on other petitions to be held on June 16.

ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk)

The Islamabad Accountability Court (IAC) has rejected three petitions filed against Nawaz Sharif's property auction. According to details, Judge Asghar Ali of the Accountability Court Islamabad delivered a safe verdict on the property auction applications of PML-N leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in which the Accountability Court granted all the petitions filed against the property confiscation auction. Rejected.

It was informed that the petitions were filed by Ashraf Malik, Aslam Aziz and Iqbal Barkat which were rejected but other petitions will be heard in the accountability court on June 16. It may be recalled that the auction of properties of PML-N President Nawaz Sharif was challenged in the Islamabad High Court. Various petitions were filed regarding the auction of properties of the former Prime Minister in Lahore and Sheikhupura. The decision to auction the orchards has been challenged in the High Court. The petition filed in the court said that DC Lahore is taking possession of 105 acres of land for auction, lands have been contracted and huge investments have been made in orchards. The funds have not been returned yet, the auction is likely to lose my investment.

While the decision of DC Sheikhupura to fix the bidding date for the auction of properties was challenged in the Islamabad High Court, here the petitioner Ashraf Malik is of the view that I have bought 88 kanals of Sheikhupura land from Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif has also been paid Rs 75 million, but the sale deed could not be implemented due to the arrest of Nawaz Sharif. He has approached the Civil Court to implement the sale deed. However, the Islamabad High Court in the Toshakhana reference rejected all the petitions of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to stop the auction of his property.