Shehbaz, Hamza's interim bail extended till Oct 30

LAHORE: A Lahore banking court on Saturday extended the interim bail of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz in a money laundering case until Oct 30.

The father-son duo turned up before the court as Judge Tahir Sabir resumed hearing.

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At the outset of the hearing, the judge enquired about the progress so far made in an investigation against the accused. A prosecutor informed the court that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) received a reply to its questionnaire from Shehbaz on Oct 7.

The court asked the prosecutor whether anyone else has been sent a questionnaire, to which the latter replied that FIA would make a decision in this regard after reviewing Shehbaz’s reply.

FIA challenged the jurisdiction of the court to hear the accused’s bail pleas saying an anti-corruption court could entertain them. At this, the court directed both defence and prosecution sides to forward their arguments on the matter.

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On Oct 1, an accountability court had indicted Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s wife Nusrat Shehbaz in a money laundering case.

The court framed charges on Nusrat, who is out of the country for her medical treatment, through a pleader, Muhammad Nawaz. The court had earlier declared her a proclaimed offender over her perpetual absence from the trial proceedings.