LAHORE: A banking court in Lahore on Saturday asked the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to submit the complete challan in the money laundering case against PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza in the next hearing.
The banking court judge remarked that if the FIA failed to submit the challan then show-cause notices could be issued to the investigators.
“FIA will be given no more time for submitting the challan against the suspects in the money laundering case,” the judge ruled before adjourning the hearing till December 11.
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At the outset of the hearing, the court asked the FIA for the challan.
“Where is the challan,” the court asked from the FIA officials present in the room. Responding to the query, FIA submitted that a co-accused of PML-N’s president in the money laundering case has obtained pre-arrest bail and they need time to investigate him.
The court ordered the accused to immediately join the investigation and asked how much time the agency requires to submit the document.
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“We will submit the challan soon after completing the investigation,” an FIA prosecutor told the court.
The court then asked for a deadline from the FIA. Responding to this, the FIA requested three more weeks to submit the challan.
The court after receiving the deadline also extended bails of Shehbaz and Hamza till December 11.
