LHC grants Nawaz Sharif bail on medical grounds.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has approved the bail of former premier Nawaz Sharif in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. Reports are currently saying that Sharif's bail has been granted on medical grounds.

Even the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) did not object when Shehbaz Sharif filed a bail plea today in the high court.

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A two-member bench headed by Justice Ali Baqir announced the decision to grant Sharif bail. The court requires that the defendant deposit two surety bonds for Rs10 million each for the bail.

Shehbaz Sharif requested media viewers to pray for the health of his brother. The former chief minister of Punjab also added that he believed Maryam Nawaz should also be granted bail on these very grounds. The same statement was made by PML-N spokeswoman Marriyum Aurangzeb, and has been...