An accountability court on Tuesday granted bail to PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif in the Toshakhana case.
Accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir ordered the PML-N leader to submit surety bonds of Rs1 million and adjourned the hearing of the case till Nov 20.
Earlier, the PML-N supremo surrendered himself to the court.
The three-time premier attended the accountability court after four years. Sharif reached the court with other party leaders and many supporters also gathered there.
Accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir conducted the hearing of the case. As the hearing started, counsel for Nawaz Sharif appeared in the court and requested for some time so that his client could attend the hearing.
Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday will take up Nawaz Sharif’s petitions seeking the revival of his appeals in Avenfield and Al-Azazia references, Dunya News reported. The Islamabad High Court has formed a division bench to hear petitions of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif. The two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will hear the pleas.
Amjad Pervaiz Advocate, counsel for the former prime minister, filed the applications urging the IHC to restore his client’s appeals in the Avenfield property and Al-Azizia Steel Mills references, and give its decisions after hearing arguments on merit.
