“He himself should have appeared before the court,” observed the CJP, as Sharif Medical College principal Brigadier (retd) Dr Zafar Ahmed informed the court that the college was a trust with the former PM being its chairman. The court had taken a suo motu notice on the fee structure and admission criteria of private medical colleges operating the country. The principal of the Sharif Medical College appeared before the court where the CJP asked him why he did not appear during the previous hearing, a day earlier. When the principal explained that the college was a trust and Nawaz Sharif was the chairman of the trust, the CJP asked why Sharif failed to attend. The bench then sought a complete record of three medical colleges including the Sharif Medical and Dental College.

Source: The Express Tribune December 29, 2017 04:07 UTC