In Pakistan, the Islamabad High Court yesterday reserved judgment on maintainability of appeal filed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif challenging the Al Azizia reference verdict of Accountability Court, Islamabad.<br />''<br />''A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamir Farooq heard the case. Nawaz Sharifs counsel Khawaja Haris appeared before the Court and pleaded for grant of bail to Nawaz Sharif till the decision on appeal.<br />''<br />''Nawaz Sharif was convicted by an accountability court on December 24 and sentenced to seven years in jail and a massive fine of 25 million dollars.<br />''<br />