LAHORE – An accountability court (AC) in Lahore has on Thursday given last chance to Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s wife Nusrat Shehbaz and son Salman Shehbaz to appear before it.
According to details, AC Judge Jawad-ul-Hassan issued three-page written verdict of the money laundering reference against Shehbaz Sharif’s family.
It has been stated in the decision that, according to the investigation officer, advertisements summoning Nusrat Shehbaz have been displayed. Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz and eight others have been indicted in the case, the decision said while adding that all suspects pleaded not guilty.
The decision further stated that Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz’s lawyer sought fifteen days to read the reference and the request has been approved. The court has also ordered Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter Rabia Imran and son-in-law Haroon Yousaf to appear during the next hearing.