Ephedrine quota case: Notices issued to Hanif Abbasi, kin
Court grants till May 11 to file response
PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
RAWALPINDI:
Anti-Narcotics court on Wednesday issued notices to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi and his kin on the seizure of assets in the ephedrine quota case.
Judge Sardar Akram presided over the hearing and granted till May 11 to submit a response.
On April 11, the Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended Abbasi’s life imprisonment sentence in the ephedrine quota case and ordered his release on bail.
Hanif Abbasi needs surgery to prevent kidney failure
A two-member bench, headed by Justice Aalia Neelum, accepted Abbasi’s petition filed in January in which he maintained that the jail term and a fine of Rs1 million handed down to him last year should be suspended.
Abbasi was convicted just four days ahead of the 2018 general elections by an anti-narcotics court for selling 500kg of the controlled chemical ephedrine. Seven other accused in the case were acquitted after being given the 'benefit of the doubt'.
Anti-Narcotics court on Wednesday issued notices to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi and his kin on the seizure of assets in the ephedrine quota case.
Judge Sardar Akram presided over the hearing and granted till May 11 to submit a response.
On April 11, the Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended Abbasi’s life imprisonment sentence in the ephedrine quota case and ordered his release on bail.
Hanif Abbasi needs surgery to prevent kidney failure
A two-member bench, headed by Justice Aalia Neelum, accepted Abbasi’s petition filed in January in which he maintained that the jail term and a fine of Rs1 million handed down to him last year should be suspended.
Abbasi was convicted just four days ahead of the 2018 general elections by an anti-narcotics court for selling 500kg of the controlled chemical ephedrine. Seven other accused in the case were acquitted after being given the 'benefit of the doubt'.