According to the report of Baaghi TV, a case related to money laundering was heard in the accountability court in Lahore.
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Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif appeared in court. The lawyer said that Shahbaz Sharif’s lawyer Amjad Pervez was not available and the case should be adjourned. The NAB said that proceedings on the case would be started today so that the statements of witnesses could be recorded. The judge of accountability court said that Hamza Shahbaz should be brought from jail and then the case will be heard.
Opposition leader Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz was produced before the accountability court. Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif attended the accountability court. Accused Rashid Karamat, Fazal Dad and Shoaib Qamar were also present in the court.
شہباز شریف حمزہ شہباز کے خلاف رمضان شوگر مل ریفرنس کی سماعت
شہباز شریف کے وکیل امجد پرویز دستیاب نہیں کیس ملتوی کیا جائے ایسوسی ایٹ
کیس پر آج ہی کاروائی شروع کر کہ گواہوں کے بیانات قلمبند کیے جائیں ۔نیب
حمزہ شہباز کو جیل سے لا کے پیش کریں اسکے بعد کیس سنتے ہیں جج احتساب عدالت pic.twitter.com/uDXC49I6Kv— Muhammad Asim Naseer (@AsimNaseer81) August 27, 2020
Shahbaz Sharif while giving statement in the court said, “Baseless cases have been made against me. Not a single ounce of corruption have I committed, the NAB remanded me in physical remand for 56 days in other cases. Whether it is clean water, Ashiana or 56 companies case, NAB could not prove anything. The one who is accused in the law has great rights. If the charges against me are not substantiated then I will be acquitted.”
Talking to Shahbaz Sharif, the court said that you will not find anything without transparency. Shahbaz Sharif said that he is sure that I will get justice. The accountability court allowed Shahbaz Sharif to leave.
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Later talking to media, Shahbaz Sharif said that the government was politicizing Nawaz Sharif’s health. The government had sent Nawaz Sharif out with permission. All political parties in the APC will work together. Inflation has risen in the country. The prices of food items have gone up.
In the money laundering case, Shahbaz Sharif is of the view that the NAB has made a case of assets in excess of income on the basis of malicious intent and the NAB has started an inquiry due to the political influence of the present government. The allegations made by the NAB in the inquiry are of a general nature. He started his business as a businessman in 1972 and played a key role in the agriculture, sugar and textile industries while entering politics in 1988 for the betterment of the society.
He was also arrested in 2018 and had full cooperation with the NAB. During his arrest in 2018, the NAB did not present a single piece of evidence of abuse of power.
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The NAB is of the view that the Sharif family’s money laundering and anonymous companies were run from an office called ‘Pachpan K’. According to the National Accountability Bureau, from 2008 to 2018, the assets of four members of the Shahbaz Sharif family increased by 450% while the assets of Salman Shahbaz alone increased by 900%. In 2009, the assets of Sharif family were 68 crore, 33 lakh 37 thousand while by 2018, the value of assets had reached 3 billion 68 crore 15 thousand rupees.
According to the documents, the total assets of Salman Shahbaz in 2008 were worth Rs 28 crore 24 lakh. After an increase of 900 percent, in 2018 it has become Rs. 2.34 billion. Hamza Shahbaz’s assets increased by almost 100% in ten years. According to the documents, ten years ago, the value of Hamza Shahbaz’s assets was Rs 211.2 million, which has now risen to Rs 41.71 million. Nusrat Shahbaz’s assets have also increased from Rs 13 crore to Rs 23 crore in ten years. Shahbaz Sharif’s assets were 55 million in 2008 which has now risen to 66 million.
It should be noted that in the Ramzan Sugar Mills case, NAB has arrested Hamza Shahbaz. Hamza Shahbaz is handed over to NAB on physical remand. NAB had arrested Hamza Shahbaz after his bail application was rejected by the Lahore High Court.
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