LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is said to be undergoing treatment in London, has asked incarcerated party leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to seek his release from prison on bail. Ex-PM Abbasi, who is in jail on judicial remand in the LNG case, 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 4 in LNG reference. Former PM Abbasi and other suspects appeared before the court as it resumed hearing the case. We will move ahead when a report in this regard is filed.”The court while extending the judicial remand of Abbasi till Feb 4, adjourning the hearing.

Source: Pakistan Today January 26, 2020 15:11 UTC