ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday said that Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz and other accused in the money laundering case will be indicted on February 18 and regular trial will begin.

“Congratulations to the nation. After a long investigation, finally on February 18, Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz and other accused in the money laundering case will be indicted and regular trial will begin. Exciting details emerged in the investigations after 14,000 banking transactions were examined,” Fawad Chaudhry tweeted.

He said Maqsood was a peon in Shehbaz Sharif’s mill and his salary was Rs25,000. A bank account in his name was opened and Rs4 billion passed through his bank into the accounts of the Sharif family, he added.

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Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said the former chief minister Shehbaz Sharif used to say that even if a penny of corruption was proved against him, he would quit politics.

“Now that Rs4 billion came out of the bank account of his peon Maqsood whose salary was Rs25,000, what is his intention now?” he asked.

“By the way, how many pennies were there in Rs4 billion? Innocent question,” he tweeted.

خادم اعلیٰ کہتے تھے اگر ایک دھیلے کی کرپشن ثابت ہو جائے تو سیاست چھوڑ دیں گے. اب ان کے پچیس ہزار تنخواہ کے چپڑاسی مقصود کے اکاؤنٹ سے چار ارب روپے نکل آئے. اب کیا ارادہ ہے موصوف کا؟ ویسے پوچھنا ہے یہ چار ارب میں کتنے دھیلے ہوتے ہیں؟ معصومانہ سوال

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) February 11, 2022