Not everyone gets special treatmentIn an interesting turn of events over the weekend, the Lahore High Court as well as the Islamabad High Court granted bail to Mian Nawaz Sharif and ordered his release purely on medical grounds. To begin with, the Lahore High Court took up the matter, issued notices, ensured filing of a reply by NAB, heard arguments, perused the record and finally granted bail to Nawaz Sharif. For the avoidance of doubt, the life of every person, including Nawaz Sharif, is of supreme importance. Or, as a rule of consistency, every person suffering from a medical ailment which requires urgent attention should be granted bail immediately as a matter of right. Yet, compelling circumstances made the Islamabad High Court convene in the late hours of Saturday so as to take up the bail hearing.

Source: Pakistan Today October 27, 2019 16:07 UTC