A Pakistani court has granted three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif bail on medical grounds in a corruption case.
A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court headed by Justice Ali Baqir ordered to release the former premier in a corruption case against a surety bond of 10 million rupees ($141,048).
However, Sharif’s bail plea in another case will be heard in Islamabad High Court on Tuesday.
Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is suffering from a serious immune disorder, his party leaders say, accusing the government of not providing him adequate medical care.
According to the authorities, Sharif has been suffering from acute Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a bleeding disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets.
“Nawaz Sharif platelets has increased today to 22,000 and now his health improving slowly,” Dr Yasmin Rashid, health minister of Punjab province told reporters.
Sharif, 69, is being treated at a government-run hospital in the eastern city of Lahore, where medical tests suggest he has a dangerously low count of blood platelets, as told byTalal Chaudhry, a senior leader of Sharif’s PML-N party.
According to Sharif’s personal physician, the former premier’s blood platelet count fell to “critically low level”.
Following the court verdict, Sharif’s youngest brother and opposition leader in the National Assembly thanked the court.
