LHC to take up Maryam's bail plea today.

LAHORE -- On a day the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif an eight-week bail on medical grounds, the Lahore High Court (LHC) adjourned till today (Wednesday) hearing of the bail application moved by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz in Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case on the request by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) director general.

The court was told that the NAB prosecutor, who was supposed to present the case, was busy in IHC in connection with the former prime minister's case.

The NAB had accused Maryam, the main shareholder in CSM, of laundering money through investments of huge amounts.

Maryam, in her bail plea , had complained about being subjected to 'double jeopardy', saying a JIT constituted in Panama Leaks case had already investigated the same matter and decided not to file reference against her.

She had also questioned the jurisdiction of the NAB chairman for approving the inquiry against her under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010.

Maryam had also filed a civil miscellaneous application in the case for her release on humanitarian grounds so that she could look after her ailing father in the hospital.

In a preliminary investigative report on Maryam's...