Shahbaz Sharif moves LHC for post-arrest bail

LAHORE: Leader of the Opposition in NA Shahbaz Sharif on Friday approached the Lahore High Court for post-arrest bail in a reference of money laundering and illegal assets five months after he was sent to jail on judicial remand by a trial court.

The NAB had arrested Shahbaz on September 28, 2020 after the LHC dismissed his pre-arrest bail in the reference. The petition filed through Amjad Pervez contends that the proceedings against Shahbaz by the NAB have been prompted by mala fide intention, ulterior motives and considerations extraneous to the law. It says the bureau failed to collect an iota of evidence of any corruption, kickbacks, misuse of any public office