Court extends judicial remand of Hamza Shehbaz till Dec 1
November 17, 2020 03:06 PM
An accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz in Ramzan Sugar Mills till December 1, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Police brought Hamza Shehbaz to the court in an armoured vehicle. Police deployed foolproof security measures for the case hearing at the Judicial Complex in Lahore. The court also marked the appearance of five officers in the Ramzan Sugar Mill case and summoned them again on December 1.
It is pertinent to note that the court had already granted permission to Shehbaz Sharif, former chief minister of Punjab, to abstain from the case hearing. The Opposition Leader in the National Assembly is another accused in the Ramzan Sugar Mills case, the TV channel reported.
Accountability Court Judge Asad Ali also sought a detailed report from jail authorities on why they had not presented the PML-N leader before the court in the last hearing.
The court also sought a reply from the SP Headquarters about taking Hamza Shehbaz Sharif in an armoured vehicle from jail to court. The court also sought a report from SP Headquarters and Secretary Home about SOPs of bringing the accused in the court.
Safdar's bail
A court in Karachi on Tuesday put off a plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted to PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz's husband Captain (retd) Safdar in a case pertaining to the violation of the Mazar-e-Quaid's sanctity.
The court adjourned the hearing till November 30 with direction for the applicant's lawyers to come prepared to forward their arguments on the next hearing. Waqas Khan, the complainant of the FIR against Safdar, moved the application requesting the court to revoke his bail.
He contended in his application that the court granted bail to the PML-N leader ignoring the key facts. He said Safdar is not entited to bail and requested the court to revoke his bail.