KARACHI: A defense lawyer in Pakistan says a former finance minister has been granted a week’s bail in a corruption case involving natural gas imports.
The development will delay the expected detention of ex-minister Miftah Ismail who is sought by the National Accountability Bureau.
Nihal Hashmi says the High Court in Sindh province granted Ismail bail on Friday.
Meanwhile, a court in Islamabad gave the bureau 13 days to investigate former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi who was arrested on Thursday in the same case involving Ismail.
That court also dismissed the bureau’s motion against Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former Premier Nawaz Sharif, which claimed she had submitted fake documents in the investigation against her father.
Sharif was removed from office in 2017 and is serving a seven-year term for corruption.
Pakistan’s ex-finance minister gets bail in corruption case
Pakistan’s ex-finance minister gets bail in corruption case
- Miftah Ismail is sought by the National Accountability Bureau in a case involving natural gas import
- An accountability court has also dismissed a motion against Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former Premier Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan coach says dressing room hurting after India capitulation
- Ishan Kishan’s 77 powered India to 175-7 before bowlers sealed 61-run victory on Sunday
- Pakistan collapsed to 13-3 and were bowled out for 114 in T20 World Cup Group A match
COLOMBO: Head coach Mike Hesson admitted Pakistan's players were hurting in the dressing room after their crushing 61-run defeat to arch-rivals India in Colombo on Sunday.
India dominated the T20 World Cup Group A match which had been in doubt until a few days ago when the Pakistan government cleared the team to play.
India, the defending champions, posted a fighting 175-7 after they were sent in to bat on a tacky R. Premadasa stadium pitch before they routed Pakistan for 114.
"There's a pretty disappointed dressing room in there at the moment, because they know how much it means to Pakistan," said Hesson, who was in charge for his fourth defeat in a row to India following three at last year's Asia Cup.
"We know that it's a huge event, Pakistan against India. We obviously won five games on the bounce before today so we were confident, but today we got outplayed," said Hesson.
Ishan Kishan's brilliant 77 helped India recover from a first-over dismissal of explosive opener Abhishek Sharma before Suryakumar Yadav (32) and Shivam Dube (27) lifted the total.
Pakistan slumped to 13-3 with India's Jasprit Bumrah removing Saim Ayub (six) and skipper Salman Agha (four) in the second over.
Usman Khan top-scored with 44 as Pakistan were bowled out in 18 overs, with 114 their third lowest total against India in all T20s.
Hesson defended the decision to bowl first at a stadium where three previous matches were won by the team batting first.
"I think the ball was spinning quite a lot initially and we started off well but I think the way Kishan played, he took the game away from us."
India's third win in as many games took them to the Super Eights stage while Pakistan now need to win their last game against Namibia on Wednesday.
The defeat further worsened Pakistan's win-loss record in World Cups against India to 1-8. They have lost all eight matches to India at the ODI World Cup.
"We have to pick ourselves up and make sure that we're very good in two or three days," said Hesson.
"We have played some good cricket in the lead-up to this World Cup so we're confident to do well in the tournament."
