Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday claimed there was nothing in the challan submitted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a money laundering case filed against him, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Speaking at an accountability court (AC) during the hearing of the case, he insisted his hands were clean.
The judge assured Shehbaz that the court would also listen to him once the lawyers were done with their arguments on the jurisdiction of the court.
Later, Shehbaz and his son, Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz were allowed to go after both of them marked themselves present.
It is reminded here that the FIA has requested the AC to transfer the case to its court.
Nayyar to represent FIA
In an important development in the money laundering case against Shehbaz and his family, the FIA has hired the services of Special Prosecutor Naseeruddin Nayyar.
Reporter Jamaluddin Jamali