NAB summons Hamza Shehbaz in assets case today

F.P. Report

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Hamza Shehbaz for allegedly accumulating assets beyond known source of income case, on Wednesday (today) .

According to details, opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz has been directed to appear today at 11pm before the NAB Lahore along with details of his bank accounts in and outside the country.

Earlier on April 8, the Lahore High Court (LHC) had earlier on April 8 granted interim bail to Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan approved the bail of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader against a surety of Rs10 million until April 17, restraining the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from arresting him till further orders.

The court directed the corruption watchdog to submit its response to the petition until the next hearing.

It is pertinent to mention here that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday submitted a detailed reply to a questionnaire handed to him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a case pertaining to amassing assets beyond known source of income.

According to sources, the NAB will go through the reply and will decide future course of action.