Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appeared earlier than a Lahore courtroom in a cash laundering case and mentioned he by no means acquired any kickbacks on any undertaking throughout his tenure as chief minister.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 9, 2022 04:07 IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his sons had been booked in November 2020 (Photo: File)
By India Today Web Desk: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday appeared earlier than a courtroom in Lahore and mentioned he by no means dedicated a single penny of corruption throughout his tenure as chief minister of Punjab.
A particular courtroom in Lahore was listening to the multi-million greenback cash laundering case during which Shehbaz Sharif, his sons Hamza and Suleman are the accused, PTI reported. The courtroom had earlier granted pre-arrest bails to each Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza.
The Pakistan prime minister and his sons had been booked in November 2020 underneath varied sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Anti-Money Laundering Act in a Rs 16 billion cash laundering case.
“I never committed a single penny of corruption nor received any kickbacks in any project during my tenure as the chief minister of Punjab. During my tenure, I would give up my salary and other perks amounting to Rs 100 million,” Shehbaz Sharif instructed the particular courtroom on Saturday.
The counsel, showing for Sharif, added that the indictment of the PM and his son was not potential on this case because it lacked proof. The courtroom adjourned the listening to until October 11.
The courtroom has already declared Shehbaz Sharif’s youthful son Suleman a proclaimed offender within the case. Shehbaz typically says Suleman takes care of the household enterprise.
(With enter from PTI)
