Pakistan High Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave the impression earlier than a Lahore court docket in a cash laundering case and mentioned he by no means gained any kickbacks on any undertaking throughout his tenure as leader minister.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 9, 2022 04:07 IST
Pakistan High Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his sons have been booked in November 2020 (Picture: Record)
Via India Lately Internet Table: Pakistan High Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday gave the impression earlier than a court docket in Lahore and mentioned he by no means dedicated a unmarried penny of corruption throughout his tenure as leader minister of Punjab.
A distinct court docket in Lahore was once listening to the multi-million greenback cash laundering case during which Shehbaz Sharif, his sons Hamza and Suleman are the accused, PTI reported. The court docket had previous granted pre-arrest bails to each Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza.
The Pakistan top minister and his sons have been booked in November 2020 beneath quite a lot of sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Anti-Cash Laundering Act in a Rs 16 billion cash laundering case.
“I by no means dedicated a unmarried penny of corruption nor gained any kickbacks in any undertaking throughout my tenure as the manager minister of Punjab. Right through my tenure, I’d surrender my wage and different perks amounting to Rs 100 million,” Shehbaz Sharif instructed the particular court docket on Saturday.
The recommend, showing for Sharif, added that the indictment of the PM and his son was once no longer imaginable on this case because it lacked proof. The court docket adjourned the listening to until October 11.
The court docket has already declared Shehbaz Sharif’s more youthful son Suleman a proclaimed perpetrator within the case. Shehbaz regularly says Suleman takes care of the circle of relatives trade.
(With enter from PTI)
