Nawaz Sharif to stay in prison as Islamabad HC rejects bail
The Islamabad High Court rejected former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's bail plea and upheld his 10-year jail sentence on Tuesday. Sharif and his daughter were arrested upon their return to Pakistan on Friday after being found guilty of corruption. Sharif's brother Shehbaz Sharif and top PML-N leaders have been booked on terror charges over violent protests against his arrest.