Court grants interim bail to PM’s son Suleman Shehbaz

• Judge Naseem Virk heard Suleman Shehbaz’s pre-arrest bail application.
• Suleman Shahbaz appeared in court along with his lawyer Amjad Parvez.
• The court granted Suleman Shehbaz interim bail till January 7

LAHORE: Accountability Court of Lahore granted interim bail to Prime Minister’s son Suleman Shehbaz in the money laundering reference.

Accountability Court Judge Naseem Virk heard Suleman Shehbaz’s pre-arrest bail application. Suleiman Shahbaz appeared in court along with his lawyer Amjad Parvez.

The judge instructed the lawyer to present Suleman Shehbaz’s identity card in court, to which Suleiman Shahbaz replied that “I do not have the national identity card yet, I am sorry, I will bring the identity card later.”

The judge remarked that the identity card was needed today, it should be with people all the time, and the national identity card is real identity.

In the application for interim bail, lawyer stated NAB unjustifiably nominated Suleman Shehbaz in the money laundering reference in his absence. He stated that NAB concealed the facts and got declared him a proclaimed offender by the accountability court.

In the application, it was requested that Suleman Shehbaz be granted bail till the decision of the money laundering reference and also interim bail till the final decision of the application.

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The court granted Suleman Shehbaz interim bail till January 7 and ordered him to submit a surety bond of Rs. 0.5 million and also ordered an investigation involving NAB.