LHC reserves verdict on PTI petition against CM Shahbaz Sharif
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LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Tuesday heard the arguments of the lawyer of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Babar Awan in the disqualification petition against the Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif.
The Lahore High Court reserved its judgement over maintainability of a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan seeking Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s disqualification.
During the hearing, Khan’s counsel Babar Awan pleaded that Shahbaz Sharif had amassed wealth beyond known sources of income during his tenures as chief minister and given gifts worth Rs6 billion to his brother, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, over the years.
Awan argued that Shahbaz Sharif managed personal business interests while holding public office and had been unable to provide a money trail for these interests.
“He has illegally shifted the location of his family’s sugar mills and misused his influence for this purpose,” Awan claimed, adding that Shahbaz Sharif should be disqualified for misuse of authority and illegally setting up assets.
