LAHORE – A banking court heard a case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz on Tuesday over money laundering through sugar mills.
Shehbaz Sharif stated during the court that the challan provided by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against him contains no evidence.
Meanwhile, the judge chastised the PML-N president for disputing with him without reason. Shehbaz Sharif said, “I’m not debating, I’m telling you the truth.”
In a money laundering investigation, the FIA had previously given details of 45 bank accounts held by Shehbaz Sharif, his sons Hamza and Salman Shahbaz.
According to the concerned authority, the accused might face a seven-year prison sentence, as well as a fine and property seizure.
The FIA had already filed a challan against Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz, declaring them main suspects.
The PML-N president also submitted a letter of thanks from the Chinese envoy to the court, which the NAB prosecutor objected to.
Mian Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz Sharif were accused in a money laundering case by the accountability court on November 11, 2020.
All of the defendants in the case have entered not guilty pleas. While dismissing the anti-graft watchdog’s allegations, Shehbaz Sharif claimed he was being politically targeted.