NAB summons Hamza Shehbaz in assets case tomorrow

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly, Hamza Shehbaz on Tuesday (April 30) in a case pertaining to assets beyond his known sources of income and money laundering , ARY News reported.

The NAB issued a notice to Hamza Shehbaz at his residence in Model Town area of Lahore and directed him appear before a NAB team at 3pm at NAB’s Lahore office.

The anti-graft watchdog, in the wake of a sharp increase in his assets during 2005-2017, directed Hamza Shehbaz to provide details of his sources of income.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader was directed to come up with details of tax returns and wealth statements from 2006 to 2008.

It is pertinent to mention here that Hamza Shehbaz had appeared before the NAB team on April 16 but could not give satisfactory answers of their questions.

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Earlier, the Lahore High Court (LHC), on April 25, had extended interim bail of the Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly, Hamza Shehbaz, till May 8.

Hamza Shehbaz along with his lawyers had appeared in the hearing amid tight security arrangement made in and around the high court.

Earlier, tight security arrangements had been made upon arrival of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader at the Lahore High Court (LHC) as heavy contingents of police had been deployed inside the court’s premises.