SC fixes NAB’s review petition hearing in Hudaibiya Paper Mills case

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday admitted National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) review petition regarding Hudaibiya Paper Mills case for hearing. A three-member bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam will conduct hearing of the case on October 29. It is pertinent to mention here that the apex court has unanimously rejected an appeal by the NAB seeking annulment of Lahore High Court (LHC) to shut Hudaibiya Paper Mills case clearing Sharif family members earlier on December 15 Earlier, the NAB prosecution alleged that in 1990s, Sharif family used the company to launder 1.2 billion Pakistani rupees ($10 million) out of the country. The case was lodged against Nawaz Sharif, his brother and former Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz and other members over Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar’s confessional statement on April 25, 2000 before magistrate in Lahore.