AMN / LAHORE
The Lahore High Court (LHC) today granted bail to PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz in one of the corruption cases.
In its verdict, the court directed Maryam Nawaz to submit her passport with the court and submit two surety bonds of Rs100 million each. The court also directed the PML-N leader to also deposit 70 million separately with the court.
Maryam Nawaz’s lawyer said that the bail has been granted on the merit’s of the case and not on humanitarian grounds.
Earlier, during the hearing on bail plea, Maryam Nawaz’s counsel Amjad Pervez said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has been subjecting the petitioner to double jeopardy and invoking the laws retrospectively.
He argued that Maryam has never been an active shareholder of the CSM while her uncle and cousin have been looking after business affairs after the death of her grandfather Mian Sharif who had established the mill in 1991.