Can Lahore High Court release Sharif Family from Adiala Jail?

Can Lahore High Court release Sharif Family from Adiala Jail?

LAHORE - Lahore High Court today heard the case filed for the release of Sharif family from the NAB conviction.

LHC has directed NAB to file its response by Wednesday in a petition seeking revocation of the punishment awarded to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other family members in the Avenfield reference.

The three-judge full bench comprises Justice Shahid Waheed as its head, Justices Atir Mehmood and Shahid Jameel Khan.

The court took strong exception to the absence of NAB's counsel in the court and ordered the bureau's prosecutor to appear before it at the next hearing and submit a reply on behalf of NAB.

The bench remarked that NAB is being given the final chance to submit its reply.

The bech also announced that the court would hear the petition on a day-to-day basis.