Times of Islamabad

Shahbaz Sharif seeks bail plea on medical grounds

Shahbaz Sharif seeks bail plea on medical grounds

LAHORE – Shehbaz Sharif to file a bail petition in the court on medicalgrounds.

According to sources, the bail plea will be submitted in Lahore High Court(LHC) after perusal and approval of Sharif.

The petition of the opposition leader will seek his bail from the court onthe ground of his medical report. The corruption allegations against himhave not been discussed as grounds in the bail petition, sources said.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had arrested Shehbaz Sharif onOctober 05 last year under corruption charges in Ashiana Iqbal scandal.

Sharif has also to face pending inquiries about Ramzan Sugar Mills and theassets beyond his means of income.

The PML-N leader who was elected as the chairman of the Public AccountsCommittee of the Parliament recently and have hectic schedule to chair thekey parliamentary body.