Shehbaz’s money laundering case: Cross-examination of two prosecution witnesses completed

The defence on Tuesday completed cross-examination of two prosecution witnesses in a reference of money laundering and illegal assets against the Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his family.

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Shehbaz did not appear before an accountability court as the defence counsel said the Opposition leader was in Islamabad due to a no-confidence motion filed against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly.

The counsel also filed an application for one-time exemption from personal appearance on behalf of Shehbaz.

Presiding Judge Naseem Ahmad expressed dismay over the absence of Shehbaz, however, allowed the application.

Later, the counsel cross-examined two officials of the SECP as prosecution witnesses.

The judge adjourned the hearing till April 4 and directed the prosecution to produce more witnesses for the cross-examination.

In this reference, the NAB alleged that the family members and benamidars of Shehbaz received fake foreign remittances of billions in their personal bank accounts. In addition to these remittances, the bureau said, billions of rupees were laundered by way of foreign pay orders, which were deposited in personal bank accounts of his sons Hamza and Suleman.

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Being out of the country, Shehbaz’s wife Nusrat had been indicted in the case through a pleader with the permission of the court.