The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued a detailed verdict in ephe
drine quota
case and ordered the Pakistan M
uslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Hanif Abbasi, to appear in each hearing of the
case until final decision of the court. The LHC also ordered Abbasi to submit two surety of Rs 5 million each. The court said in its detailed verdict that prosecution couldn’t prove the cha
rges during court proceedings, while Abbasi’s lawyer satisfied the court with their arguments.
Hanif Abbasi is under treatment in the coronary care unit (CCU) of Sheikh Zayed Hosp
ital in Lahore as his health deteriorated earlier in the day.
The Lahore High Court had suspended life imprisonment sentence awarded to Hanif Abbasi on Thursday, in ephe
drine quota
case and ordered his release.