A banking court in Lahore on Saturday extended interim bails of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz in money laundering case till October 30.
During the hearing, Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz appeared before the court. The PML-N workers also gathered at the court and chanted slogans in favor of their leaders.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) presented five boxes containing evidence against Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz during hearing of the case.
The court asked FIA how much time it needs to complete the investigation.
Responding to that, the FIA director accused the PML-N leaders of not cooperating in the investigation and said that the accused are even saying that they don’t have any knowledge of funds that were transferred to their personal accounts.
The director further informed the court that several bank accounts were opened on names of staff of Ramzan Sugar Mills.
Responding to accusations of the agency, Shehbaz Sharif said that he was hurt by the statement of the FIA officer as his lawyers had responded to all questions of the investigation agency.
The FIA representative also raised objections to the jurisdiction of the court, expressing that a banking court is not entitled to hear the case.
At this, the court asked the lawyer to make his argument on the jurisdiction of the court in the next hearing.
Meanwhile, PML-N Deputy Secretary General Ataullah Tarar lambasted the FIA for questioning the jurisdiction of the court.
“Why didn’t the FIA raise similar objections when the case of Jahangir Tareen was taken up by a banking court?” he asked while talking to reporters after the case hearing.
He said the nation’s money and the court’s time are being “wasted” in the case.
