IHC seeks fresh medical report of Nawaz Sharif on his bail plea.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday sought fresh medical report of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif tomorrow on a petition seeking suspension of his imprisonment sentence on medical grounds.

The bench also sought reply from chief secretary Punjab, secretary home department, services hospital's MS and medical board members on above petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN)'s President Shahbaz Sharif.

A division bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani conducted hearing on petition moved by PML-N's president along with the objections raised by the Registrar office.

To a query of Justice Kiyani, Nawaz' lawyer Khawaja Haris said that his client was still in Services Hospital Lahore due to his ailment. He said that doctors had been summoned from Karachi to examine the health condition of former prime minister.

He pleaded that doctors could not diagnose the disease of Nawaz Sharif so far.

Earlier, Justice Farooq asked that whether...

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