LAHORE – An accountability court on Wednesday indicted President of PML-NShehbaz Sharif and his son in a money laundering case.
All the accused in the case pleaded not guilty. Shehbaz Sharif, whilerefuting allegations of the National Accountability Bureau, said the familyis being politically victimized.
Admin Judge Jawad-ul-Hassan indicted all the accused and summoned theNational Accountability Bureau (NAB) witnesses to record their statements.Jail authorities produced the Shahbaz Sharif and son Hamza Shahbaz beforethe court as it resumed hearing.
Former CM Punjab raised questions over the bureau’s actions, accusing thenational graft buster of being involved in political engineering. Not ashred of evidence against us has been produced, he added.
Leader of the opposition also complained of a backache, he also demands toprovide a physiotherapist.
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Lamenting the arrangements he said, I asked for an ambulance to take me tohospital but instead was taken in an armoured vehicle.
Hamza Shahbaz, the Punjab Assembly’s opposition leader, assailed the NABterming the charges baseless.
The hearing was adjourned until November 26.
