The Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected on Thursday a petition filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif seeking bail on medical grounds in the Al-Azizia case.

A two-member bench comprising Judge Amir Farooq and Judge Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani heard the petition of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz leader. During the hearing, Sharif's counsel Khawaja Haris told IHC that his client's health has deteriorated and he should be allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment, local media reported.

Last year in December, accountability court Judge Mohammad Arshad Malik had convicted Sharif in the Al-Azizia case and awarded him seven years imprisonment. The former three-time premier is currently incarcerated at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail.