Maryam Nawaz released day after bail acceptance.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader Maryam Nawaz was released on Tuesday after her lawyers fulfilled the conditions set for the bail.

Kot Lakpat Jail officials sent release orders a day after Nawaz's bail application had been accepted by the Lahore High Court (LHC). The orders were sent to Services Hospital, where Nawaz has been relocated to be with her ailing father, Nawaz Sharif.

To satisfy the prosecution's apprehensions, the LHC asked Nawaz to submit her passport to satisfy 'judicial conscience'. The court also asked her to submit two surety bonds of Rs10 million each and deposit Rs70 million with Deputy Registrar.

The court however, did not impose conditions that would have otherwise prevented Maryam Nawaz...

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