December 23, 2024 01:49 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Mohali building collapse: Death toll rises to 2, many feared trapped for 17 hours | 4-year-old killed after speeding car driven by a teen hits him in Mumbai | PM Modi attends opening ceremony of Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait | Jaipur gas tanker crash: Toll touches 14, 30 critical | Arrest warrant against former cricketer Robin Uthappa over 'PF fraud' | PM Modi emplanes for a visit to Kuwait | German Christmas market car attack leaves 2 dead, Saudi Arabian doctor arrested | India, France come together to build world's largest museum in Delhi's Raisina Hill | Canada, US presented no evidence of Indians' involvement in purported criminal acts: Centre informs Parliament amid 'serious allegations' | Delhi Police Crime Branch to investigate FIR against Rahul Gandhi over Parliament tussle

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif granted bail on medical ground for six weeks

| @indiablooms | Mar 26, 2019, at 03:25 pm

Islamabad, Mar 26 (IBNS): Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif was granted bail by Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday for six weeks to obtain medical treatment within the country.

As per Dawn News report,  a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa granted bail today on medical grounds against two surety bonds of Rs5 million each. 

The short order, read out by the chief justice in Court Room No 1, said that Sharif will have to surrender himself to jail authorities once the bail period is over. If he fails to surrender, he will be arrested, reported the news report.

In case Sharif wishes to apply for bail when he returns to jail after six weeks, he will have to consult the high court, the order said, reported the Pakistan-based newspaper.

Khawaja Haris, Sharif's legal counsel, had urged the court to grant bail for a period of eight weeks.

Sharif's daughter Maryam NawazSharif praised the god after the order was passed by the court.

Sharif is currently serving seven years of imprisonment in the Al Azizia corruption case.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
Xi Jinping, Putin in Russia Mar 22, 2023, at 08:26 pm