A special court in Lahore on Saturday summoned Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz on September 7 for the framing of charges in a Rs16 billion money laundering case registered against them by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
They have already been granted pre-arrest bails in the case.
During the hearing today, Shehbaz and Hamza’s lawyers submitted requests for a one-time exemption on their behalf.
Shehbaz’s lawyer Amjad Pervaiz informed the court that the premier had been advised against travelling as he was not well. “The weather was unpleasant yesterday which is why he did not come today.”
Meanwhile, Hamza’s lawyer Rao Aurangzeb said the PML-N leader had severe back pain and he had attached the medical report with the exemption request.
FIA Prosecutor Farooq Bajwa said the agency did not have any objections to accepting the exemption applications.
Source: Dawn
