NAB Conducted Raid To Arrest Hamza Shahbaz: Media Reports

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NAB conducted raid to arrest Hamza Shahbaz: Media reports

The NAB team is interrogating Hamza Shahbaz.

Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 5th April, 2019) The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has conducted a raid at Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s house.

According to media reports, the NAB team raided Shehbaz Sharif’s 96-H Model Town residence in Lahore. The NAB team is currently searching the house.

Media reports said that the NAB team raided Shehbaz Sharif’s house to arrest Hamza Shahbaz, quoting NAB sources.

The NAB team is interrogating Hamza Shahbaz.

NAB sources said that it has an arrest warrant for Hamza.

Hamza Shahbaz is facing two corruption cases, including owning assets beyond known sources of income and Ramzan Sugar Mills case.

Shehbaz Sharif’s guards exchanged harsh words with the NAB team on the occasion.

PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said that a seven to eight member NAB team raided Shehbaz Sharif’s residence without any prior notice or warrant.

Speaking about this, Punjab Chief Minister's spokesperson Shahbaz Gill said that the Punjab government is unaware of the raid.

He said that NAB is independent. The bureau is doing its work.

He added that he is not sure if NAB had a search warrant to search Shehbaz Sharif’s house.

He said that a lot of people will be arrested in action against corruption.

Hamza Shahbaz will address a press conference shortly in this regard.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses