Pakistan's Punjab province government suspends Nawaz Sharif's seven-year sentence in Al-Azizia case
The caretaker government of Pakistan's Punjab province has suspended former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's seven-year sentence in the Al-Azizia corruption case. The decision was made under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and was based on a higher court's approval. Sharif, who returned to Pakistan after four years of self-imposed exile, is seeking bail in the Al-Azizia case.