Court extends Hamza Shehbaz’s judicial remand till Dec 20

LAHORE (92 News) – Accountability Court Judge Jawadul Hassan on Thursday extended the judicial remand of Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz till December 20 in the assets beyond income and money laundering case. He could not be produced in court from Kot Lakhpat jail due to security reasons. During the last hearing, the NAB prosecutor had presented the key report regarding filing the reference against Hamza Shehbaz. The court had extended judicial remand of the opposition leader till December 12. In the previous hearing, the court asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor regarding to file a formal reference against the politician. “When the reference will be filed against Hamza Shehbaz,” the court questioned. The prosecutor replied that the preparations to file reference in final phase and the reference was in relay and required signatures and approval from the NAB chairman. On the other hand, the bail plea of Rana Sanaullah was also adjourned till December 17.