مضمون کا ماخذ : جنگل کی روح: جنگلی کی کال
Prosecution has failed to prove charges against me: Shehbaz
An accountability court on Thursday approved seven-day transit remand of former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif in Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme case so that he could attend the session of the National Assembly. National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar had sent a production order to the National Accountability Bureau seeking participation of the Opposition Leader in […]
An accountability court on Thursday approved seven-day transit remand of former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif in Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme case so that he could attend the session of the National Assembly.
National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar had sent a production order to the National Accountability Bureau seeking participation of the Opposition Leader in NA Shehbaz Sharif during the session on Friday.
Accountability Court Judge Syed Najmul Hassan asked Sharif the duration of the NA session, to which he responded that he had no idea because he didn’t have any facility of newspapers or television to ‘stay updated’.
During the hearing, the former Punjab chief minister presented arguments in his own defense and said, “False cases were formed against me.”
“NAB officials blackmail me. I have blood cancer and am not being permitted a medical check-up,” Shehbaz told the court.
He, however, told the court that he wasn’t allowed to meet his family despite the court orders for such meeting once a week.
The prosecution lawyer claimed that he didn’t receive any application from Sharif regarding meeting with the family.
“Did your family members come to meet here? … if not, how could a meeting be held,” the judge questioned the former CM Punjab.
Shehbaz Sharif responded that he was getting an inhumane treatment. “My physical remand was extended two times,” he moaned.
He said the prosecution could not prove any charges against him.
The court ordered the authorities to arrange medical facilities for Shehbaz Sharif as well as his meeting with his family members.
This is the third time NAB is requesting for the PML-N president’s transit remand. On November 10, Shahbaz’s physical remand was extended until Nov 24. Earlier, on November 6, an accountability court in Islamabad had extended his transit remand until Nov 10.
The National Accountability Bureau had arrested Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif in Rs 14 billion Ashiana housing society case on October 5.
Published in Daily Times, November 23rd 2018.
