LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has decided not to further pursue the money laundering case against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz and others.
Special Court Judge Ijaz Hassan Awan on Thursday issued the written order at the request of the agency’s prosecutor and also made the request by the FIA prosecution team a part of the case record.
According to a written application submitted in court, the FIA director general (DG), via the investigating officer, told Special Prosecutor Sikander Zulqarnain Saleem not to appear in court as the “accused in the case are going to be elected the prime minister of Pakistan and chief minister of Punjab”.
“The concerned quarters are not interested to prosecute the accused persons,” it stated, requesting that these instructions be made part of the case record.
Earlier on April 27, the special court central had summoned PM Shehbaz Sharif and his son Punjab Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz for their indictment in the money laundering case on May 14.
The court had also extended the interim bail of Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz till May 14.
