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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted bail to the former finance minister and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Miftah Ismail in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract case.

A two-member bench of IHC, headed by Justice Athar Minnallah, heard the bail plea of Miftah Ismail, the court ordered Miftah Ismail to submit surety bonds worth Rs10 million.

On December 12, NAB Rawalpindi again filed a reference in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) case against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former finance minister Miftah Ismail. The reference was filed on December 3, however, the accountability court has returned the reference after raising some objections.

The accountability bureau submitted the reference in an accountability court in Islamabad. According to the reference, one company received benefits of over Rs21 billion between March 2015 and September of this year.