LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday extended Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Punjab Opposition Leader Hamza Shehbaz’s physical remand by seven days in the in assets beyond means case.
During the court proceedings today, Hamza’s lawyer told the court that the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) has already been granted more than 50 days of remand. “How much more remand do they need,” he asked.
“All records are already with NAB, why are they requesting for an extension? NAB had the same position at the last hearing which they have today,” he said.
The NAB prosecutor was inquired about Shehbaz’s remands until now, to which the bureau told the court that the PML-N leader has been on remand for 52 days since his arrest.
The court accepted the bureau’s plea and extended the physical remand by seven days. The court has also directed the accountability watchdog to present Shehbaz on August 10, local media reported.
