Court Releases Written Verdict In Ramzan Sugar Mills' Reference.

An accountability court (AC) in Lahore on Saturday released the written verdict in Ramzan Sugar Mills' reference against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz.

In the verdict, the court said that since under the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Act, 2022, it was no more authorized to conduct trial in the case; therefore, it was sending the reference back to the NAB chairman for filing it in the relevant forum.

The court also directed the defendants to appear in the forum.

In its verdict, the AC also directed both Shehbaz and Hamza to deposit surety bonds of Rs0.5 million each.

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