LAHORE – The Lahore High Court extended the interim pre-arrest bail grantedto Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz until June11.
The court conducted hearing over cases related to the Punjab Saaf PaniCompany scam, accumulating assets beyond means of income, and a corruptionreference related to the Ramzan sugar mills on Monday.
The Ramzan mills reference was filed by the National Accountability Bureau(NAB) against Hamza and his father, Shehbaz Sharif; the NAB referencealleges that the former chief minister misused his authority by usingpublic funds for the construction of a bridge to facilitate the Ramzanmills, owned by his sons.
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During today’s hearing, Hamza Shehbaz’s counsel Advocate Azam Nazir Tararpleaded the court to adjourn the hearing for bail until after Eid ul Fitrholidays. Upon this, Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi remarked that hearing shouldbe conducted on a daily basis if needed.
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However, the lawyer replied it was difficult to control party workers andsupporters in political cases.
After hearing arguments from Hamza Shehbaz’s lawyer and the NAB prosecutor,Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi extended the interim bail granted to the PML-Nleader until June 11.
