LHC orders Shehbaz to get himself tested for coronavirus from IPH.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered Opposition Leader in National Assembly Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to get himself tested for coronavirus from the Institute of Public Health (IPH) on July 2.

The court also directed the IPH director for producing the test report before it, while extending interim bail of Shehbaz Sharif in assets beyond means and money laundering cases till July 7.

A division bench, headed by Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem, passed the orders while hearing a pre-arrest bail petition by Shehbaz Sharif in the case.

At the start of proceedings, Shehbaz's counsel submitted that an application for exemption from personal appearance had been filed on behalf of his client, in response to a court query.

He submitted that Shehbaz Sharif was a cancer survivor and his recovery was slow due to it. He stated that Shehbaz Sharif was still in isolation and he had coronavirus symptoms despite passage of 14-day period. He submitted that Shehbaz Sharif's medical reports were also annexed with the application.

At this stage, the court observed that since Shehbaz Sharif did not repeat the test, how it could be said that he still suffered from coronavirus. The court questioned that which laboratories had coronavirus test facility in the city.

The counsel...