LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the National Accountability Bureau and sought its reply on a petition filed by leader of opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz,.
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the National Accountability Bureau and sought its reply on a petition filed by leader of opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz,.
The jail officials presented Shehbaz and his son, Hamza, before the court.
PML-N workers gathered outside the judicial complex to welcome their leaders while the police blocked the roads for security reasons.
During the hearing, Shehbaz talked about a recent report of the Transparency International that showed an increase in the corruption in Pakistan during the tenure of PTI government.
A prosecutor raised an objection and said politics should not be discussed in the court.
Presiding Judge Jawadul Hassan also advised Shehbaz against using the hearing for political statements.
Shehbaz also thanked the court for issuing an order to the authorities to conduct his medical examination. However, he said the jail officials had been delaying his medical tests.
National
February 3, 2021
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court division bench on Tuesday sought a reply from the NAB on a petition by former LDA DG Ahad Khan Cheema against inclusion of a same offence in two different references against him.
The bench comprising Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Asjad Javed Ghural heard initial arguments of Advocate Abuzar Salman Khan Niazi, the counsel of Cheema, and issued a notice to the NAB for its reply on Feb 22.
The counsel said the NAB included a land measuring 99 kanal, 17 marlas situated in mauza Tehra, Lahore cantonment as a ill-gotten property in two references âPunjab Ashiana-i-iqbal Housing Scheme and assets beyond means pending adjudication against the petitioner.