Sharif appeals against his prison sentence

ISLAMABAD, Jan 01 (AP): Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has appealed his conviction and prison sentence handed down by an Islamabad anti-graft tribunal last week.
Sharif's lawyer Khawaja Haris says he is seeking the suspension of the Dec 24 ruling that sentenced the country's three-time premier to seven years for failing to disclose how his family set up the Al-Azizia Steel Mills in Saudi Arabia.
Haris filed the appeal on Tuesday.
Sharif, who was removed from power in 2017 over corruption allegations, is currently held at a prison in his home city of Lahore as authorities proceed with several trials against him. He has denied any wrongdoing.