LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued a notice to PML-N leader Capt (r) Safdar, son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, on a petition seeking cancellation of his bail in a hate speech case.The Punjab government instituted a petition challenging a lower court’s decision of granting bail to Safdar. A state counsel contended before the court that the PML-N leader issued statements against state institutions, which were not only objectionable but fall within ambit of treason and thus, he is not entitled to bail. The session’s court failed to take into account the prosecution’s opinion and erred in granting bail to the accused, he added.He pleaded the court to cancel the bail granted to Safdar and order his arrest. After hearing initial arguments, Justice Farooq Haider summoned Safdar for the next hearing on January 13. Earlier on October 30, a local court had approved the bail plea of Capt (r) Muhammad Safdar in the hate speech case. He was ordered to submit surety bonds worth Rs0.2 million.
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