The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday submitted additional documents in the Supreme Court of Pakistan for the cancellation of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif. The Lahore High Court (LHC) had granted bail to Shehbaz Sharif in Ramzan Sugar Mills case.
NAB said that chief executive officer (CEO) of the sugar mills was Hamza Shehbaz, son of Shehbaz Sharif. Shehbaz and Hamza have been accused of fraudulently causing a Rs 213 million loss to the national exchequer.
In its documents, NAB claimed that a drain was constructed by the Ramzan Sugar Mills through government funds. The defence, however, claims that the drain was built to facilitate local residents. The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hold a hearing on the petition, challenging the bail granted to Shehbaz on June 13. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference, accusing the former Punjab chief minister, Hamza Shehbaz and others for causing loss to the national exchequer and misusing his authority by sanctioning construction of a drain to facilitate his sugar mill.
