According to ongoing media reports, National Accountability Bureau on Friday has raided the Model Town residence of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif to arrest his son and Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz.
Shehbaz Sharif and his son both are present at the residence at the time the raid was conducted. According to certain reports, guards of PMNL exchanged harsh words with the NAB’s team. The NAB team is still present at the house.
Spokesperson of Muslim league Nawaz (PMNL) Malik Ahmed Khan claimed that the officials of anti-corruption watchdog conducted the raid at 96-H Model Town house without search warrant which is against the law. He said that the incumbent government has turned entire country into a police state.
Meanwhile, PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb condemned the NAB raid and said that NAB didn’t inform prior to conducting the operation.
Earlier, NAB had decided to file a reference against Hamza Shahbaz for his alleged role being chief executive of the Ramzan Sugar Mills to construct a bridge facilitating his mills out of the public money in Chiniot.
According to media sources, NAB told that the bureau carried out the raid because Hamza Shehbaz was allegedly “not cooperating” in a case of amassing assets beyond means against him. The NAB authorities have claimed that they have search and arrest warrants to conduct the raid.
Hamza Shahbaz is also facing assets beyond income case and Saaf Pani Scandal.
