Miftah Ismail granted bail.

Islamabad -- The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Miftah Ismail and ordered his immediate release.

The former finance minister was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau in August this year and faces charges in the liquefied natural gas terminal contract case.

After four months of detention, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb accepted Ismail's bail plea against a surety amount of Rs10 million. Ismail joins other PML-N leaders currently...

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