IHC raises objections to plea filed by Shehbaz for Nawaz's release on bail.

ISLAMABAD -- The registrar office of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday raised administrative objections to a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif seeking former premier Nawaz Sharif's release on bail, in the Al-Azizia reference, for getting medical treatment either in Pakistan or abroad.

Sharif's release on bail also implies suspension of his seven-year sentence in the same case.

The registrar office objected that the petitioner Shehbaz Sharif was not the affected party in the case.

In the petition, the younger Sharif has contended that an appeal was already being heard against Nawaz Sharif's sentence in the Al-Azizia case, and pleaded with the court to release his elder brother on bail till the ruling is given by the court so that he could acquire proper...

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