Khaqan Abbasi, Ahsan Iqbal get bail in corruption cases.

ISLAMABAD -- A twomember bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday granted bails to former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Ahsan Iqbal in separate cases. Abbasi was granted bail in the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) case while Iqbal was granted bail in the Narowal Sports City corruption case. The court directed that Abbasi and Iqbal be released after submission of surety bonds of Rs10 million each. In its written orders, the court said that the investigation officer may 'impose such conditions as he deems appropriate' to secure cooperation and presence of the petitioners during their respective inquiries.

The hearings were presided over by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Lubna Saleem Pervez. Chief Justice Minallah, during the hearing of the former premier's bail petition in the LNG corruption case, remarked that the government took a grant from another country (United States) for help, and the country itself hired a firm. 'Public funds were not...

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