*LAHORE: NAB has decided to challenge Maryam Nawaz Sharif bail in theSupreme Court.*
*Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday granted bail to Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif in Chaudhry Sugar Millscase.*
A two-member bench headed by Justice Baqir Ali Najfi announced the verdictgranting bail to Maryam Nawaz so that she can look after her ailing father,PML-N supreme leader Mian Nawaz Sharif.
Maryam Nawaz has been ordered to submit surety bonds worth Rs10 million tosecure her release and surrender her passport.
The LHC had reserved the ruling on Oct 31 over her plea.
During the hearing, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor hadtold the LHC that the petitioner sought bail for looking after her fatherNawaz Sharif, however, the law has no space for such a genre of bail. Theprosecutor had pleaded LHC to reject the petition and declare itnon-maintainable.
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*Maryam Nawaz’s arrest*
A NAB had taken Maryam Nawaz into custody on August 8 citing herinvolvement in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.
The bureau had summoned the PML-N vice presiden to launch a probe into thecorruption case but as she did not appear, was taken into custody from KotLakhpat jail where she was meeting her father, former PM Nawaz Sharif.
