Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on bail plea of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds till March 26.

Sharif is currently serving seven-year jail term in connection with Al-Azizia graft case.

The three-member bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa also issued a notice to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to submit a reply in the matter during the next hearing.

Citing medical reports, the defence counsel Khawaja Haris claimed that Sharif is taking 17 different medications, reported Tribune.

During the hearing of the petition, Chief Justice Khosa said: "We know that Nawaz receives medical care in London.

We want to know whether his health has deteriorated in the prison."Justice Khosa also directed Khawaja Haris to read reports from the imprisonment date in order to deliberate whether the apex court could intervene or not.

Earlier in March, Sharif had moved the Supreme Court against a decision by the Islamabad High Court, rejecting his bail application in connection with Al-Azizia reference case.

Sharif`s counsel filed a plea in the top court, stating that the high court`s decision should be declared null and void.

However, the Islamabad High Court rejected Sharif`s petition seeking bail on medical grounds.

The High Court bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani ordered that the bail could not be given on medical grounds.

After complaining about high fever, headache, and severe body pain, Sharif was shifted to Jinnah Hospital from Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore last month.

On December 24 last year, Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison by an accountability court in Al-Azizia reference case and was fined the US $ 2.5 million.

Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on bail plea of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds till March 26. Sharif is currently serving seven-year jail term in connection with Al-Azizia graft case.

Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on bail plea of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds till March 26. Sharif is currently serving seven-year jail term in connection with Al-Azizia graft case. The three-member bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa also issued a notice to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to submit a reply in the matter during the next hearing. Citing medical reports, the defence counsel Khawaja Haris claimed that Sharif is taking 17 different medications, reported Tribune. During the hearing of the petition, Chief Justice Khosa said: "We know that Nawaz receives medical care in London. We want to know whether his health has deteriorated in the prison."Justice Khosa also directed Khawaja Haris to read reports from the imprisonment date in order to deliberate whether the apex court could intervene or not. Earlier in March, Sharif had moved the Supreme Court against a decision by the Islamabad High Court, rejecting his bail application in connection with Al-Azizia reference case. Sharif`s counsel filed a plea in the top court, stating that the high court`s decision should be declared null and void. However, the Islamabad High Court rejected Sharif`s petition seeking bail on medical grounds. The High Court bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani ordered that the bail could not be given on medical grounds. After complaining about high fever, headache, and severe body pain, Sharif was shifted to Jinnah Hospital from Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore last month. On December 24 last year, Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison by an accountability court in Al-Azizia reference case and was fined the US $ 2.5 million.

Hearing on Nawaz Sharif's bail plea adjourned till March 26

A hearing by Pakistan&#39;s accountability court against ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law, retired Captain Safdar, in Islamabad was today adjourned till November 7.

The hearing against Nawaz Sharif and his family was adjourned after the court was unable to procure an order passed by the Islamabad High Court regarding the clubbing of the three references against the Sharif family in time, The Dawn reported.

Nawaz Sharif, Maryam and Safdar appeared in court appeared together in court for the first time today.

The Supreme Court had directed National Accountability Bureau to file references against Nawaz and his children in six weeks in the accountability court, The Dawn report said, adding that the court also directed the trial court to decide the references within six months.

The Sharif family is facing trial in connection with National Accountability Bureau references pertaining to the Avenfield flats, the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metal Establishment. 
 
Nawaz Sharif paid two surety bonds of five million rupees ($48,000) each before leaving under tight security after the brief hearing, his lawyer Khawaja Haris told AFP.

Nawaz Sharif, who was forced out by the Supreme Court in July following a corruption investigation against him following the Panama Papers leak case, had been facing an arrest warrant for failing to appear at hearings since early October.

On Thursday, he arrived in Islamabad from London where he has spent most of the time with his wife who is receiving treatment for cancer.&nbsp;

Sharif and his supporters have denied the allegations and hinted at a political conspiracy driven by the powerful military.&nbsp;

&quot;I am going to Pakistan despite (my wife&#39;s) chemotherapy to appear in a bogus case,&quot; he told media in London before departing.

&quot;Pakistan&#39;s system has contradictions... all this must be changed, now is the time to change it.&quot;

He said nothing to media outside the court in Islamabad, but his son-in-law Muhammad Safdar also hinted at a conspiracy.&nbsp;

&quot;Till the time the courts are... free from the fear of some other people, I can&#39;t expect any fair trial from this court,&quot; Safdar said outside the court.

(With inputs from AFP)

The hearing against Nawaz Sharif and his family was adjourned till November 7 after the court was unable to procure an order passed by the Islamabad High Court regarding the clubbing of the three references against the Sharif family, a media report said

A hearing by Pakistan's accountability court against ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law, retired Captain Safdar, in Islamabad was today adjourned till November 7. The hearing against Nawaz Sharif and his family was adjourned after the court was unable to procure an order passed by the Islamabad High Court regarding the clubbing of the three references against the Sharif family in time, The Dawn reported. Nawaz Sharif, Maryam and Safdar appeared in court appeared together in court for the first time today. The Supreme Court had directed National Accountability Bureau to file references against Nawaz and his children in six weeks in the accountability court, The Dawn report said, adding that the court also directed the trial court to decide the references within six months. The Sharif family is facing trial in connection with National Accountability Bureau references pertaining to the Avenfield flats, the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metal Establishment. Nawaz Sharif paid two surety bonds of five million rupees ($48,000) each before leaving under tight security after the brief hearing, his lawyer Khawaja Haris told AFP. Nawaz Sharif, who was forced out by the Supreme Court in July following a corruption investigation against him following the Panama Papers leak case, had been facing an arrest warrant for failing to appear at hearings since early October. On Thursday, he arrived in Islamabad from London where he has spent most of the time with his wife who is receiving treatment for cancer. Sharif and his supporters have denied the allegations and hinted at a political conspiracy driven by the powerful military. "I am going to Pakistan despite (my wife's) chemotherapy to appear in a bogus case," he told media in London before departing. "Pakistan's system has contradictions... all this must be changed, now is the time to change it." He said nothing to media outside the court in Islamabad, but his son-in-law Muhammad Safdar also hinted at a conspiracy. "Till the time the courts are... free from the fear of some other people, I can't expect any fair trial from this court," Safdar said outside the court. (With inputs from AFP)

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