ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is set to take up today a petition filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif seeking bail in Al-Azizia corruption reference on medical grounds.
Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa, a three-judge of the SC will take up the petition of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader challenging the Islamabad High Court’s verdict dismissing his bail application in the corruption reference.
In response to a notice, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had earlier on March 25 submitted a reply in the apex court opposing the bail petition.
The bureau said that Sharif’s bail plea didn’t mention any life-threatening disease. The former prime minister’s life was not threatened and no medical board had recommended surgery for him, nor did this case fall under the “hardship” category.
