LHC to announce Maryam Nawaz's bail plea verdict on Friday

LHC to announce Maryam Nawaz's bail plea verdict on Friday

Lahore (Staff Report): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz’ bail plea on Friday.

Maryam is on judicial remand in an inquiry related to Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.

Maryam was arrested by NAB in August and has been in custody of the accountability watchdog, which accused her of corruption and corrupt practices as defined under section 9(a) of NAO 1999 and schedule thereto and AML Act 2010.

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran has directed Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to make arrangements for Maryam Nawaz’s stay with her father in Services Hospital.

SIMS Principal Dr Mahmood Ayaz has said that the former prime minister has been diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia, a disease which causes the breakdown of blood cells. The doctors have said that the disease is treatable.

The former prime minister’s condition was "extremely serious". He submitted a detailed medical report of the former premier in the LHC.