A hearing on Hamza Shahbaz’s bail plea was held in the LHC on Monday.
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 8th April, 2019) Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz fell from the stairs of Lahore High Court (LHC) during today’s hearing.
A hearing on Hamza Shahbaz’s bail plea was held in the LHC on Monday.
A large number of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers had gathered in the court on the occasion. Amid the rush of the workers, Hamza Shahbaz slipped and fell from the stairs of the LHC.
Media sources said that Hamza Shahbaz did not receive any injury after the fall.
The people surrounding him gave him support and stabilised him.
A two-member bench of the LHC comprising Justice Malik Shehzad and Justice Waqas Rauf held the hearing of Hamza Shahbaz's bail plea today.
The court extended Hamza Shahbaz's pre-arrest bail till April 17 against surety bonds worth Rs 10 million.
The LHC also sought a detailed reply from NAB regarding his arrest warrants.
On Saturday, the LHC had restricted the NAB from arresting Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz following an application filed by him.
LHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan had approved Hamza Shahbaz's protective bail.
The NAB team had arrived at the Model Town residence of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif to arrest his son and Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz for involvement in money laundering on Friday and Saturday but returned without arresting him.
The NAB team claimed that they have arrest warrants against Hamza Shahbaz.
Hamza Shehbaz had however challenged NAB arrest warrants against him in the LHC.
