Court directs govt to avail 'appropriate remedy' regarding Nawaz's health reports.

LAHORE -- A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Monday directed the federal government to avail 'appropriate remedy' after examining the medical reports of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

Justice Tariq Abbasi presided the hearing on a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif against the condition of the indemnity bond imposed by the federal government on the removal of Nawaz Sharif's name from Exit Control List (ECL).

'You should have filed a civil miscellaneous application for the return of Nawaz Sharif,' Justice Tariq Abbasi told the petitioner's counsels.

To this, they implored to the bench that medical reports had been submitted and they indicate that Nawaz is not fit to return to Pakistan as he is still unwell.

Additional Attorney General Ishtiaq A Khan pleaded to the court that the bail granted to the former premier had lapsed and Nawaz...