ISLAMABAD -UNS: An accountability court on Tuesday granted bail to PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif in the Toshakhana case.
Accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir ordered the PML-N leader to submit surety bonds of Rs1 million and adjourned hearing of the case till Nov 20.
Earlier, the PML-N supremo surrendered himself to court.
Upon arrival on the court premiese, rose petals were showered on his vehicle. Former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and Khawaja Asif accompanied the PML-N leader. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry is the guarantor of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif in the case.
The three-time premier attended the accountablity court after four years.
The accountability court in Islamabad had given the PML-N leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif time till 1:30pm to attend hearing in connection with the Toshakhana case. Sharif reached the court with other party leaders and many supporters also gathered there.
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Accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir conducted the hearing of the case. As the hearing started, counsel for Nawaz Sharif appeared in the court and requested for some time so that his client could attend hearing.
The jude granted Sharif time till 1:30 pm to appear before court.
In the previous hearing, the accountability court had suspended perpetual arrest warrants for elder Sharif until Oct 24.
