Maryam's bail plea hearing adjourned on NAB's request.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned for a day hearing on bail petition of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz in Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case on the request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

As a division bench headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi resumed hearing, a prosecutor of the NAB stated that senior prosecutor Jahanzeb Bharwana was busy at Islamabad High Court for bail proceedings of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

Ms Nawaz's lawyers asked the bench to let them start their arguments so that an outline of the case could be presented before it.

However, the bench observed that it will be appropriate if the petitioner's counsel resumed arguments in the presence of the prosecution.

The bench deferred the hearing till Wednesday (today).

The NAB had already filed its written reply to the petition asking the bench not to grant bail to Ms Nawaz.

It feared the petitioner could flee the country if released on bail.

The bureau further said the petitioner had...

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