Staff Reporter
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has deferred the hearing of bail petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz in money laundering case.
The high court conducted the hearing of Hamza Shehbaz’s bail plea in money laundering case. However, the hearing was deferred till February 23 without any proceedings on the plea. The high court had sought a response from the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
In its petition, Hamza Shehbaz stated that 16 persons were nominated in the case, however, 11 accused are facing trial. It added that there was no hope of early conclusion of the trial as all accused have their own counsels.
It further stated that keeping an accused under custody for a long time was tantamount to penalising him. The petitioner sought the acceptance of the bail petition.
