KARACHI: While rejecting the bail plea of an accused in the double murder case on medical grounds, Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali observed that it was very easy to get a medical certificate in the country.

The bail application was filed by Ghulam Yasin, who was booked and arrested in Jacobabad for killing two people. The Sindh High Court had earlier thrown out his bail application. Later he moved the apex court against the SHC decision through his counsel.

The counsel submitted that his client was behind the bars since 2010 and was seriously ill and needed immediate medical care and treatment which was not available at the penitentiary.

He placed on record a medical certificate in support of his contentions and asked the court to grant bail to the accused on medical grounds.

The CJP observed that getting a medical certificate for the purpose was very easy in the country.

In an apparent reference to retired general Pervez Musharraf, the CJP observed: “A man who was stated to be so ill that he could not be treated here was seen dancing and claiming to be in good health at a club abroad.”

Accused Ghulam Yaseen was behind the bars since 2010 for allegedly murdering Ahmeduddin and Qamar, and wounding two others over personal enmity in Jacobabad.

Published in Dawn November 24th, 2016