LAHORE: An accountability court on Friday extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz in an assets beyond means and money laundering case till February 28.
Accountability Judge Ameer Muhammad Khan conducted the proceedings, wherein Hamza Shehbaz was produced on expiry of his judicial remand term.
The National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) prosecutor told the court that the reference was in its final stage of preparation and it would be filed soon. At this, the court adjourned the further hearing till Feb 28, and extended judicial remand of Hamza. The court ordered for producing Hamza on expiry of the judicial remand.
Later, Hamza was produced before Accountability Judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry in the Ramzan Sugar Mills case.
The court directed Hamza Shehbaz to come on the rostrum and questioned whether he had identity card now. To which, Hamza replied that he was not carrying his identity card. He further submitted that his complete name, Mian Hamza Shehbaz, had been written on the identity card, in response to a court query.
At this, the court directed to mark Hamza Shehbaz’s attendance after checking his identity card in future.
Subsequently, the court adjourned further proceedings till Feb 28, whereas copies of supplementary challan were also given to the defence counsel during the proceedings.
