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Money laundering case a ‘pack of lies’, ‘will be buried’: PM Shehbaz

PM Shehbaz and Hamza were summoned by the Special Court (Central) on Saturday for questioning, after the prosecutors concluded their arguments against an extension in interim bail.

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told a special court hearing the Rs16 billion money laundering case against him and his son, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, that the entire case is a “pack of lies” and “will be buried”, Geo News reported on Saturday.
PM Shehbaz and Hamza were summoned by the Special Court (Central) on Saturday for questioning, after the prosecutors concluded their arguments against an extension in interim bail which the father and son have sought.
The court reserved its verdict on all requests for bail, including those by PM Shehbaz and Hamza.
Shehbaz said that the case by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is identical to the one being pursued by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
“The Ashiana [Housing Scheme] and Ramzan Sugar Mills cases were built against me,” Shehbaz said, adding that “I have no share in either,” and in the former he was accused of the misuse of his authority as chief minister.
“The entire case is built on lies and will be buried,” PM Shehbaz said.
Their counsel stated that the fact that Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz had previously been interrogated in jail by the FIA was sufficient proof for their bail and that no further evidence could be presented.
In December 2021, the FIA had submitted a challan against Shehbaz and Hamza to the special court for their alleged involvement in laundering Rs16 billion in a sugar scam.

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