The Supreme Court dismissed the application seeking bail cancellation of Fawad Hasan Fawad, principal secretary of the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif. A three-member bench headed by Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan heard the case. The apex court dismissed the plea against Fawad on the grounds of being ineffective. During the hearing, special prosecutor National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Rizwan Sati has said that Fawad had been acquitted by the trial court in the reference and the request for cancellation of bail has become ineffective due to his acquittal. Later, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea declaring it ineffective.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)