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LAHORE: An accountability court has extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz till 15th July in the Ramzan Sugar Mills case.
During the hearing, the accountability court asked the prosecutor about the filing of money laundering case data, to which the prosecutor replied that he would file a reference as soon as the investigation is completed. Afterward, the judicial remand of the PML-N leader was extended until the designated date.
On the other hand, an accountability court has granted an exemption to his father Shehbaz Sharif from appearing in the Ramzan Sugar Mills case.
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Last year in February, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a reference against Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz, alleging the former chief minister Punjab misused his authority. The bureau claimed that the former chief minister Punjab misused his authority and constructed a 10-km sludge carrier in district Chiniot to facilitate the factory which is owned by his sons.
The NAB alleged that the step inflicted a loss of Rs. 213 million to the national exchequer. The bureau further alleged that the approval of the construction was given on a fake application filed by the former MPA Maulana Rehmatullah, showing the drain as a public project and public funds were misused for the benefit of the Sharif’s family business.
