LAHORE, Sep 24 (APP):A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Tuesday granted bail to Shahid Rafique and Aftab Mehmood, approvers against Shehbaz Sharif family in a money-laundering case. The bench directed the approvers to submit two surety bonds of Rs 1 million each for availing the relief. The bench comprising Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem heard the bail petitions, filed by the approvers. The petitioners’ counsel argued before the court that his clients had admitted that they facilitated Shehbaz Sharif family in whitening their black money. They also got recorded their confessional statements before a judicial magistrate in this regard, he added. He submitted that they had been on judicial remand and their custody was no longer required by the bureau in the case. He pleaded with the court for granting post-arrest bail to them. The NAB prosecutor submitted that Bureau chairman had accepted their application for pardon. He submitted that NAB did not have any objection, if the accused were released on bail in accordance with the law. The bench, after hearing arguments of the parties, granted bail to both approvers and directed them for submission of surety bonds. The Shehbaz family members are … Continue reading Money-laundering case: LHC grants bail to approvers against Shehbaz family