The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday opposed the petition filed by Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly and son
of Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shehbaz, for acquittal in Ramzan Sugar Mills reference.
The NAB stated that Hamza Shehbaz served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ramazan Sugar Mills. A whopping Rs360 million worth of public funds were squandered on a drain meant to facilitate the mill, it added. The mill had no sewerage system before the construction of the drain, the bureau said, claiming that now-Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, in his capacity as the Punjab chief minister, issued directives for the construction of the drain with the public funds.—INP
