Pakistan
Sugar Mill Case: Hamza's attendance waiver appeal approved
In the application, the position was adopted that Hamza Shehbaz is physically unwell due to which he cannot appear.
Lahore: The Accountability Court Lahore Friday, while hearing the Ramzan Sugar Mill reference against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son and former Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, approved Hamza's one-day attendance waiver request.
According to the details, Accountability Court duty judge Nadeem Gulzar heard the reference, Shehbaz Sharif's representative Anwar Hussain appeared in the court and completed the attendance.
In the application, the position was adopted that Hamza Shehbaz is physically unwell due to which he cannot appear.
Later, the court granted the request of Hamza Shehbaz and adjourned the hearing till June 6.
It is pertinent to note that on February 14, the Accountability Court of Lahore postponed the hearing on the Ramzan Sugar Mill reference against Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz.
Ramazan Sugar Mill Case
Notably on February 18, 2019, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a new reference against the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza in the Ramzan Sugar Mills case.
In this reference, only the two accused were named and it was alleged that they had illegally constructed a drain for Ramzan Sugar Mills.
In the reference filed in the court, it was said that the construction of this canal by Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz caused a loss of 213 million rupees to the national exchequer, therefore, both the accused should be punished.
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