LAHORE: Accountability court will hear the case of the money-laundering case filed against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz on 28th February.
During the hearing conducted earlier today, the judge asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor about a reference in the same case to which the bureau replied that it would soon submit the report as it’s in the final phase.
Hamza Shehbaz’s bail petition was recently rejected by the Lahore High Court in the same and the assets case.
During the hearing, the lawyer of Hamza Shehbaz, Salman Aslam Butt said that his client was being subjected to political revenge.
The lawyer claimed that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was also involved in the act. He was kept in custody for 189 days and was granted bail by the LHC in Ramzan Sugar Mills case.
In the year 2018, Hamza’s assets were found to be worth Rs410 million. He could not prove assets worth Rs380 million, and the money was laundered to Dubai and England, and 40 individuals were involved in the money laundering.
Read more:LHC accepts Hamza’s bail plea in Ramzan Sugar Mills case
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