A top court in Pakistan on Monday indefinitely postponed the hearing of a petition filed by jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif seeking suspension of his sentence in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case.<br />''<br />''<br />''The Accountability Court II Judge Arshad Malik on 24th of last month sentenced 69-year-old Sharif to seven years in prison along with a fine in the Al-Azizia corruption case.<br />''<br />''<br />''The three-time former premier is serving his term in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail.<br />''<br />''<br />''Sharif filed an appeal against his conviction in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and a petition to suspend sentence until adjudication on appeal.<br />''<br />''<br />''A two-member IHC bench led by Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition and postponed it with the observation that it can only be heard after hearing of the appeal started.<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The court has so far not set any date for hearing of Sharif's appeal.</span><br />