LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Shariflinkandhis daughter Javeria have appeared before an accountability courtlink in Lahore in Ramzan Sugar Mills case, on Thursday.

An accountability court’s administrative judge Jawadul Hassan conducted thehearing of Ramzan Sugar Mills caselinktoday.

Shehbaz Shariflinkat the court’s rostrum and said that he had saved billions of fundsbelonging to the people of Punjab during his 10-year tenure without takingany benefit for him and his family businesses.

He continued that Sindh government had reduced the rates of sugarcane butthe decision was not followed by the Punjab authorities. Sindh High Court(SHC) had set the rates of sugarcane up to Rs172 per 40 kilograms besidesordering to provide Rs11 subsidy.

He added that he had faced pressure from the family for reducing the ratesand provision of subsidy, however, he had neither cut the prices norapproved subsidy which resulted into financial loss to the sugar millsbelonging to his family.