Pakistan, May 4 -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday rejected a petition filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for an extension in the bail granted to him on medical grounds in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference.
The six-week bail earlier granted by the apex court to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo expires on May 7.
The court, in its short order, also rejected a related plea seeking permission for Nawaz's treatment in the United Kingdom.
As the hearing went under way, Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa remarked that Nawaz Sharif was given six weeks for medical treatment, but it seems he spent the entire time in tests alone. He remarked that the six-week bail was granted on the basis of a report from a med...