Court extends interim bail of Shehbaz, Hamza in money laundering case
Last updated on: 30 October,2021 01:06 pm
The court has extended the interim bail of PML-N leaders till November 20.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz on Saturday have appeared before Lahore’s banking court in money laundering case. During the proceedings, the court has extended the interim bail of PML-N leaders till November 20. It’s been a year, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has failed to prove corruption of even a single penny against us, said Shehbaz Sharif.
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