LHC directs Shahbaz to get tested for Covid from Institute of Public Health.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday extended bail of the Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif and directed him to get his Covid-19 test conducted from the Institute of Public Health (IPH).

A two-judge bench comprising Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem and Justice Farooq Haider issued the direction hearing pre-arrest bail petition of Mr Shahbaz in an inquiry of assets beyond means against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

The high court had first granted the pre-arrest bail to the former chief minister on June 3; however, he failed to personally appear on subsequent hearing as he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

During Monday's hearing, Advocate Amjad Pervez, the counsel for Shahbaz, told the bench that his client was still in isolation due to the virus. He said Mr Shahbaz, being a cancer patient, showed slow recovery from the pandemic as he still had symptoms after a 14-day quarantine.

However, the bench observed that how the petitioner could be deemed Covid-19 patient in the absence of his latest test report.

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