ANF files an appeal in SC against LHC decision to grant bail to Rana Sanaullah in narcotics case.

ISLAMABAD -- Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the Lahore High Court decision to grant bail to PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah Khan in narcotics recovery case.

The appeal was filed against the LHC verdict of granting bail to Rana Sanaullah on 23rd December 2019. Narcotics had allegedly been recovered from the vehicle of Rana Sanaullah.

The petition states that the high court granted the PML-N lawmaker bail while going against actual facts and relevant laws. The verdict is in contravention of the apex court's settled principles and would have an impact on the trial proceedings, the petitioner argued, pleading with the top court to rescind the bail granted to Rana Sanaullah.

LHC's Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmad had authored the nine-page judgment, questioning why...