Senior PML-N leader Nehal Hashmi has decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify him after finding him guilty on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD, (Pakistan Point News - 01st Feb, 2018) : Senior PML-N leader Nehal Hashmi has decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify him after finding him guilty on Thursday. According to details, the lawyers have made Hashmi sign the power of attorney authorization. The PML-N leader has been transferred to Adiala Jail where he will serve his sentence for a month. PML-N leader Nehal Hashmi has been arrested on the orders of the apex court and has been disqualified for five years.
According to details, the PML-N leader was arrested by police from the courtroom after the verdict was read out by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa. Nehal Hashmi has been sentenced to one month imprisonment and has been fined Rs 50,000. In case of failure to pay the fine, an additional one month of imprisonment will be added to his sentence. Nehal Hashmi will be sent to Adiala Jail where he will serve his imprisonment sentence. “Justice Nehal Hashmi has insulted the court,” remarked the bench. The three-member bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justices Dost Mohammad and Maqbool Baqar gave the decision today in a 2-1 order. Justice Dost Mohammad refrained from commenting on the decision and stayed silent instead. He voted against the decision.
