Nawaz Sharif to handover himself to jail authorities tomorrow

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif would turn himself to the Kot Lakhpat jail authorities on Tuesday after completion of his six weeks bail period, ARY News reported on Monday.

He was released from the jail on March 27 after the Supreme Court had suspended his sentence in the Al-Azizia reference and granted him bail on medical grounds for six weeks.

According to details, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo will surrender himself to the jail authorities after Iftar in Jati Umra tomorrow.

In this regard party leaders and workers have been asked to come to show their solidarity with the erstwhile prime minister.

Last week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had rejected a petition filed by Nawaz Sharif for an extension in the bail granted to him on medical grounds.

A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa heard the case. The bench also includes Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Yahya Afridi.

“We gave 6-week bail for the treatment, but the time was utilized in going through tests only”, the CJP remarked.

The top court observing that there are no life threats to Sharif, binned the bail extension plea.