LHC stops NAB from arresting Hamza

LAHORE:The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday stopped the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from arresting till April 8 the leader of opposition in Punjab Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz Sharif.

Chief Justice LHC Justice Sardar Shamim accorded his approval to the pre-arrest bail petition filed by Hamza Shahbaz after NAB officials went to Shahbaz Sharif’s residence here to arrest his Hamza in money laundering and asset beyond means case.

Later, Hamza Sharif addressed a big gathering of his supporters outside his residence and criticized the government.