An accountability court has rejected a plea of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), seeking the physical remand of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif in the money laundering case and started proceedings to declare his daughter a fugitive.
“There is no justification for extending the physical remand of Shehbaz,” a four-page verdict authored by accountability court judge Jawad Al-Hassan stated.
The written order states that according to the investigation, Shehbaz did not disclose the means of paying the instalments of the flats and could not even provide business documents.
According to the record, a reference has been filed against Shehbaz over the allegations levelled against him.
Copies of the reference have also been provided to Shehbaz and other accused and the money-laundering reference trial has begun.
Shehbaz is sent to jail on judicial remand.
Further, the court started proceedings to declare Shehbaz’s daughter, Rabia Imran, a fugitive in the money-laundering case.
The investigating officer has posted notices outside Rabia's house.
The proceedings to declare Rabia a fugitive began after she failed to appear before the court despite repeated summons.
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