NAB oppose­s Nawaz's bail plea; says no danger to his health­ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday submitted its response to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a petition filed by ousted premier Nawaz Sharif, seeking post-arrest bail and suspension of his seven-year sentence. IHC summons DG NAB in Nawaz’s bail pleaNAB submitted a 13-page response to Nawaz’s bail plea after the court admonished the anti-graft body at the last hearing for their failure to submit a response. A hearing on Nawaz’s petition seeking suspension of sentence will be held on June 19. In May, the Supreme Court rejected Nawaz’s review petition seeking bail on medical grounds and permission to go abroad for medical treatment. The accountability court acquitted him in the Flagship Investment reference.

Source: The Express Tribune June 15, 2019 06:11 UTC