NAB responds to Maryam's bail plea in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, hearing to resume today.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday gave PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif's counsel till today (Tuesday) to prepare his arguments after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted its response to her petitions seeking post-arrest bail in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.

The PML-N vice president had approached the high court on September 30 seeking post-arrest bail in the case, which is being investigated by NAB. Following the sudden deterioration in the health of her father, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, she then filed a miscellaneous petition on Oct 24 seeking immediate bail on the basis of fundamental rights and humanitarian reasons.

The accountability watchdog had on Friday sought time to submit its reply to the petitions. Adjourning proceedings, the court had granted the plea and directed NAB to submit the response by Monday.

The LHC heard both the main petition and the miscellaneous petition together on Monday.

During the hearing by a two-member bench comprising Justice Ali Baqar Najafi...