By News DeskLAHORE: A Lahore High
court (LHC) division bench on Thursday sought
medical reports of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif till Friday (today) on a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President
Shahbaz Sharif for his release on
bail in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.The
court also summoned Prof Dr Mehmood Ayaz, the head of a
medical board constituted for the former prime minister’s treatment. The
court issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and sought arguments on the maintainability of the petition. The
court also issued a notice to the anti-corruption watchdog on a petition filed by Maryam Nawaz for her release on
bail on humanitarian
grounds in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.The bench comprising Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem passed the orders while hearing two different petitions. PML-N President
Shahbaz Sharif had filed the petition for the release of his elder brother for
medical treatment in or outside the country, whereas Maryam Nawaz filed the petition for her release on
bail on humanitarian
grounds to look after his ailing father.Meanwhile, the Islamabad High
court (IHC) on Thursday sought fresh
medical report of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday (today) on a petition
seeking suspension of his imprisonment sentence on
medical grounds.The bench also sought reply from chief secretary Punjab, secretary home department, services hospital’s MS and
medical board members on the petition filed by PML-N President
Shahbaz Sharif.A division bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani conducted the hearing on the petition.To a query of Justice Kiyani, Nawaz’s lawyer Khawaja Haris said his client was still in Services Hospital Lahore due to his ailment. He said doctors had been summoned from Karachi to examine the health condition of the former prime minister. He pleaded that doctors could not diagnose the disease of Nawaz Sharif so far. The
court directed all the respondents to submit reply by Friday and adjourned hearing of the case.
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