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SC to hear Nawaz Sharif’s bail plea on medical grounds today

SC to hear Nawaz Sharif’s bail plea on medical grounds today
March 19, 2019
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear the bail plea of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday. A three-member bench will hear the bail plea on medical grounds. Earlier, Nawaz Sharif has filed afresh application in the SC for early hearing of his bail plea. In the application, he contended that his health has already deteriorated and the bail case should be fixed for hearing this week. The Supreme Court had dismissed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s plea for early hearing of the bail petition. The court had ruled that Nawaz Sharif’s bail plea will be fixed on its turn. Nawaz Sharif, through his counsel Khawaja Haris, had requested the court to fix the bail petition on March 6. The former premier had challenged the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) verdict on his petition seeking bail on medical grounds in the SC. Nawaz Sharif petitioned the SC against a decision by the IHC rejecting him bail in Al-Azizia corruption reference. The former premier’s counsel Khawaja Haris earlier filed a petition in the apex court seeking that the IHC decision be declared null and void. The former premier is currently imprisoned at Kot Lakhpat jail. He was earlier admitted at hospital on February 15 owing to his illness.
IHC dismisses Nawaz Sharif’s plea for bail on medical grounds
On February 25, the IHCdismissed the bail plea of former prime minister on medical grounds in the Al-Azizia reference. The two-member bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani announced the verdict. The court ruled that the bail cannot be granted on medical grounds. The detailed judgement will be announced later on. On the other hand, the PML-N has announced to challenge the verdict in Supreme Court of Pakistan.