LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi was released from Camp Jail on Saturday two days after the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) suspended his life sentence in the ephedrine quota case. On the directives of Lahore High Court (LHC), Abbasi had submitted two separate surety bonds worth Rs10 million for the completion of his bail. On July 22, three days ahead of the general elections, an anti-narcotics court sentenced Hanif Abbasi to life imprisonment while absolving seven others over ‘benefit of doubt’ in the ephedrine quota case. The judge had also ordered Hanif Abbasi to stay inside the room. Soon after Judge Mohammad Akram announced the much-delayed verdict, Abbasi was taken into custody by the Anti-Narcotics Force from the court’s premises.

Source: Pakistan Today April 13, 2019 10:00 UTC