Hamza Shahbaz appears before NAB court

F.P. Report

LAHORE: Leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Hamza Shahbaz has appeared before accountability court in Ashiana Housing and Ramzan Sugar Mills references, on Monday.

As the hearing underway, the court has approved the exemption plea of Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif.

The hearing has been adjourned till May 11.

Earlier, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had sent questionnaire to Hamza Shahbaz in assets beyond income and alleged money laundering cases.

It is to be mentioned here that Hamza was summoned for appearance on April 30 after Lahore High Court (LHC) extended his interim bail till May 8.

Money laundering allegation

NAB sources revealed that Hamza Shahbaz had declared property worth 2 crore in 2003 while his assets grew 2,000 percent during the PML-N’s tenure of the government.

The opposition leader had allegedly laundered Rs85 billion. Officials revealed that they had already detained several facilitators of the Sharif family in the same case.