SC to hear Nawaz's petition seeking bail extension today.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's petition seeking an extension in the bail granted to him on medical grounds today.

The petition will be heard by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa.

On Tuesday, Nawaz filed a petition in the apex court which stated that a review petition had been filed in the Supreme Court on its March 26 decision. The petition sought an extension in Nawaz's bail until a decision on the review petition.

Nawaz's bail is set to expire on May 7.

Nawaz, thrice the prime minister of Pakistan, had been in jail since December 2018 following his conviction in Al Azizia corruption...

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