NAB to produce Shahbaz Sahrif before court today to seek physical remand
Shahbaz was arrested by NAB on Monday after LHC rejected his bail plea in money laundering case.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will produce Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif before an accountability court in Lahore today (Tuesday) to seek his physical remand for interrogation, Dunya News reported.
Shahbaz Sharif was arrested by anti-graft body National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday after the Lahore High Court (LHC) rejected his bail plea in Rs 7 billion money laundering case.
A two-member LHC bench headed by judge Sardar Ahmed Naeem rejected Shahbaz s bail plea after hearing the arguments from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team and his lawyer.
The NAB arrested Shahbaz and took him to its Lahore s detention centre. It will produce him to the accountability court for his physical remand.
Shahbaz Sharif s arrest validates APC resolution: Nawaz Sharif
Former Prime Minister and PML-N leader Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the puppet government’s arrest of Shahbaz Sharif confirms and validates the resolution presented by All parties conference (APC) earlier this month.
In a tweet on Monday, the PML-N leader said that Shahbaz Sharif had already told that all decisions taken at the All Parties Conference would be implemented, whether he goes to jail or not.
Nawaz Sharif wrote that there should be no doubt that we will not be deterred by such tactics.
Earlier, Nawaz had called an important online party meeting after the arrest of Shahbaz Sharif by NAB.
According to sources, after the arrest, Nawaz Sharif had been in contact with several party leaders and in view of the situation, called the online meeting.
Dunya News sources said that Maryam Nawaz is likely to be given the charge of the protest that PML-N plans to launch after the meeting. Other party affairs will be handled by prominent leaders Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Ahsan Iqbal.
Shahbaz preferred prison over standing against his brother: Maryam
Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz has strongly condemned arrest of Shahbaz Sharif.
Maryam Nawaz in a tweet said that PML-N President has been arrested only because he refused to play in the hands of those who wanted to use him against his brother.
She paid tribute to Opposition Leader and said Shahbaz Sharif preferred standing behind prison bars than to stand against his brother.
Meanwhile, reacting to the arrest, Marriyum Aurangzeb, spokesperson of PML-N, said that even today, corruption of even a single penny was not proved and arrests of opposition leaders is proof of PM Imran Khan’s ill intentions.
She said “Government has decided to rig upcoming local bodies election and for this reason PML-N President has been arrested by NAB-Niazi nexus. I want to say it clearly that NAB has arrested Shahbaz Sharif on directions of Imran Khan”.
Bilawal demands immediate release of Shahbaz Sharif
Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari condemned the arrest of President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Opposition Leader Shahbaz Sharif and demanded his immediate release.
Bilawal Bhutto said that sending notices to opposition politicians and arresting them is proof of Imran Khan’s bewilderment by Pakistan Democratic Movement. Prime Minister Imran Khan is using NAB for political revenge, he added.
Bilawal Bhutto said Imran Khan’s sister and special aides have serious allegations against them but NAB does not summon them. He added that targeting politicians cannot stop the path of public resistance nor the journey of the Pakistan Democratic Movement.
It is pertinent to mention here that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team has arrested President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif in money laundering case.
According to details, NAB team arrested the PML-N leader when Lahore High Court (LHC) rejected his bail plea after detailed arguments from both sides. The anti-graft watchdog will present Opposition Leader before the court today (Tuesday) and request physical remand of the accused.
A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Justice Sardar Ahmed Naeem and Justice Farooq Haider heard the plea, during which Shahbaz Sharif’s lawyer gave their arguments.
Counsel of PML-N President argued that Shahbaz Sharif saved over Rs1,000 billion of national exchequer and never received his pay as a member of National Assembly. No evidence is available against Shahbaz Sharif in money laundering case and none of the witnesses has accused PML-N leader of the ill practice, he added.
Shahbaz Sharif ringleader of money laundering case: Shahzad Akbar
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Mirza Shahzad Akbar has said that Shahbaz Sharif was a public office holder. In 10 years, the assets of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President and his family have increased immensely.
He said this while talking on Dunya News programme "Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath". He said that there was a background of arrest of PML-N President Mian Shahbaz Sharif. He escaped when a NAB team went to arrest him in June.
Shahzad Akbar said that NAB presented all the evidence before the court. Shahbaz Sharif was on interim bail in the case. He could not be properly investigated in the case. Shahbaz Sharif was accused of laundering more than Rs7 billion.
He said that the money did not come into Shahbaz Sharif’s account but of his wife and children. The money was then transferred from the wife’s account to his own account. A house in Model Town was bought with the money of these TTs.
Shahbaz Sharif arrested for his corruption: Fayyaz-ul-Hassan
Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has said that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif was arrested for his corruption and dishonesty.
Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan while talking to Dunya News said that Shahbaz Sharif’s arrest is the result of his actions over the last forty years, especially the last ten years.
He said that Courts and accountability bodies gathered evidence against Shahbaz Sharif after years of sweating. Last time, on the order of arrest, Shahbaz Sharif had hid in his house.
Minister said that several references have been filed against him in the NAB, which is being investigated. More than a dozen culprits have been arrested in Rs9.5 billion money laundering case through Ramzan Sugar Mill alone. Many of them have become full witnesses and have provided complete evidence to the NAB, he added.
He alleged that Sharif family used characters like Sharafat Masih, Manzoor, Mushtaq Cheeni, Masroor Ahmed, Nisar Gul for corruption.
The entire corruption and money laundering office was run by his cash boys under the auspices of the Sharif family, said Fayyaz-ul-Hassan.
He said the accusation that the government is using the NAB for political revenge is baseless.
