Islamabad High Court grants bail on medical grounds to ailing Sharif

A top Pakistani court on Saturday granted bail on medical and humanitarian grounds to jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia steel mills corruption case, a day after he suffered a mir heart attack while undergoing treatment at a Lahore hospital. 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo was rushed to Services Hospital in Lahore from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office late on Monday night after a massive drop in his platelet count.

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Nawaz Sharif granted bail

Islamab High Court (IHC) on Saturday evening granted bail to Sharif till Tuesday on medical and humanitarian grounds after Sharif's younger bror Shehbaz Sharif approached court in morning with an application seeking release of his elder bror and three-time prime minister in Al-Azizia steel mills case. court was informed that Sharif suffered a mir heart attack on Friday night and should be released without any delay. court on Friday heard Sharif's case, but journed hearing of his bail plea in Al-Azizia steel mills case until October 29. It decided to take up new application on Saturday due to Sharif's b health.

new plea was heard by a two-member bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani. Minallah asked if government and NAB opposed bail or t. development came shortly after NAB, in its response to IHC, said that it h " objections to bail being granted". court granted interim bail to Sharif until Tuesday when it would to take up earlier application to suspend his sentence and release him on bail. court ordered that Sharif should be released on production of two surety bonds worth Rs 20 million each. Sharif is also serving a seven-year imprisonment in Al-Azizia corruption case.

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He was in Kot Lakhpat jail but early this month was sent to custody of NAB which is probing Sharif family in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. Lahore High Court on Friday granted him bail in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. However, he could t be released as he was jailed in Al-Azizia steel mills case. He was rushed to hospital on Monday night after his platelets dropped to a dangerously low level. On Thursday evening, Sharif's platelet count again dropped from 20,000 to 6,000. Dangerous internal bleeding can occur when platelet count falls below 10,000 platelets per microliter, according to doctors. doctors told court that Sharif was suffering from diabetes, gout, and has blood pressure issues along with heart and liver diseases.

Imran Khan orders best medical treatment

Punjab Health Minister Yasmin Rashid said on Friday that Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered to provide best medical treatment to Sharif. Khan has also issued directives to keep Maryam Nawaz, Sharif's daughter, with him at same hospital after federal government faced criticism for shifting her back to jail in a corruption case. Maryam was mitted to Services Hospital in Lahore on Wednesday where she was rushed from high security Kot Lakhpat jail to meet Sharif on account of his deteriorating health on directives of Khan and felt sick.

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