Media reports said that the NAB team raided Shehbaz Sharif’s house to arrest Hamza Shahbaz.
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 5th April, 2019) The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team has returned after conducting a raid at Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s house on Friday.
According to media reports, the NAB team raided Shehbaz Sharif’s 96-H Model Town residence in Lahore. The NAB team searched the house and spoke to Hamza Shehbaz over corruption charges against him.
Media reports said that the NAB team raided Shehbaz Sharif’s house to arrest Hamza Shahbaz.
However, the NAB team returned without arresting Hamza Shahbaz.
NAB sources said that it also had an arrest warrant for Hamza.
Hamza Shahbaz's lawyer said that the Lahore High Court had ordered the NAB to inform the PML-N leader at least 10 days prior to arresting him.
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.
