Hearing of money laundering case against PM Shehbaz, Hamza deferred.

A court in Lahore on Saturday adjourned the hearing of a money laundering case against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz until Monday September 19, 2022 on account of public holiday in Lahore on the occasion of Urs of Hazrat Data Gunj Bux.

Both Shehbaz and Hamza have filed acquittal pleas in the Special Central Court while the latter has sought a reply from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on these pleas.

In their petitions, both father and son have argued that they were nominated in the challan without looking at the facts. 'The truth is that no evidence has been found against us during the investigation so far,' they said, and prayed to the court to exonerate them from money laundering charges.

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