ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court has scheduled for hearing the pleas of former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and Captain (rtd) Safdar against Avenfield reference for September 1.

According to the cause list issued by the court's registrar, a special bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani will hear the case.

At the last hearing the IHC had suspended the 10-year, seven-year, and one-year jail sentences awarded to Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar, respectively by an accountability court on July 6, 2018. The Supreme Court had later upheld the high court's decision while hearing the National Accountability Bureau's appeal against the suspension. The accused have since been out on bail.

The court is also set to hear Nawaz's appeal filed against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference on September 1, while NAB's appeals - one seeking an increase in the former premier's sentence in the Al-Aziza reference from seven years to 14 years, and the other against his acquittal in the Flagship Investment reference - have also been fixed for hearing.