Hamza Shahbaz seeks bail in Ramzan Sugar Mills case

LAHORE: Leader of opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz on Tuesday filed a petition in Lahore High Court seeking his release on bail in Ramzan Sugar Mills reference.

Amjad Pervaiz Advocate filed the bail petition of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader in which Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), DG NAB Lahore and the NAB investigation officer have been made party.

The petition said that the NAB has initiated Ramzan Sugar Mills inquiry with malicious intentions. They initiated the inquiry score of times but failed to find any irregularity, he said. The Nullah was built in tehsil Bhawana in the public interest, the petition said. The provincial cabinet and the assembly had granted approval to the construction of the sewerage drain. The bureau found no evidence against Hamza while co-accused in the case Shahbaz Sharif has already granted bail by the court, according to the petition.