Shahbaz’s interim bail extended till August 17

A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Thursday referred a pre-arrest bail petition filed by leader of the opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif in the assets beyond means case to the LHC chief Justice for fixing it before another bench after a member of the bench recused himself from hearing it. When the matter came up for hearing before a two-judge bench comprising Justice Shehram Chaudhry and Justice Tariq Saleem, Justice Chaudhry recused himself from hearing the case, saying. “I can not hear the matter due to my relationship with Shahbaz Sharif’s counsel, Azam Nazir Tarar.” Subsequently, the bench adjourned hearing till August 17 and also extended interim bail of Shahbaz Sharif. —