Times of Islamabad

Non bailable arrest warrants issued against former PM Nawaz Sharif

Non bailable arrest warrants issued against former PM Nawaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued non-bailablearrest warrants for Nawaz Sharif during a hearing over the former primeminister’s petition requesting exemption from court appearance.

In a brief ruling, IHC’s Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani remarked that thePML-N supremo neither underwent a surgery despite citing it as a reasonbehind obtaining bail to travel to the United Kingdom nor was he admittedto a hospital.

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“Our bail order has expired, which has its own effects,” the judge saidduring a hearing at the IHC over a petition to cancel Nawaz’s bail in theAvenfield properties reference.

The non-bailable arrest warrants were issued in order to ensure the PML-Nleader’s appearance at an upcoming hearing on September 22.