by News Desk , (Last Updated about 1 hour ago)ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday filed a post-arrest bail petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The petition pleads IHC to approve Abbasi’s bail till the completion of his trial in NAB’s LNG reference. PML-N supreme leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is in London, had reportedly asked party colleague Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to seek his release from prison on bail. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, had previously refused to file a bail plea. Earlier, on Jan 21, an accountability court had extended the judicial remand of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi till Feb 04 in LNG reference.

Source: Pakistan Today February 01, 2020 15:33 UTC