LAHORE: 04, DECEMBER, 2020: Former accountability court judge Arshad Malik, who convicted ex-PM Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia reference, has died due to coronavirus on Friday.

Sources said that Arshad Malik was admitted to a private hospital in Rawalpindi for treatment but died today due to the novel virus. He was on ventilator for one week.

His funeral prayers will be offered in Mandra, a town of Tehsil Gujar Khan, family sources informed.

Arshad Malik was survived by two sons and as many daughters behind in the bereaved family. 

Judge Arshad Malik had sentenced PML-N leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 7 years imprisonment and fine on December 24, 2018 in Azizia reference while former PM was acquitted in the flagship reference.

Following the court verdict, Maryam Nawaz unveiled an alleged audio-video clip on July 6, 2019 in which ex-accountability judge Arshad Malik could be heard saying that there was "no proof of corruption against the deposed premier" in the December 24 Al-Azizia reference. 

Responding to the video, Arshad Malik denied it and termed the video as fake. (04)