Opposition leader in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly, Hamza Shehbaz, was arrested today outside the Lahore High Court by the officials of the country’s anti-graft body in cases related to money laundering and corruption. The arrest took place after a two-member Lahore High Court (LHC) bench dismissed bail applications filed by Hamza, 44, after his lawyer opted to withdraw the pleas in two corruption cases. “I will quit politics if it is proven that I was involved in corrupt practices,” said Hamza whose father, also facing corruption cases, is out on bail. Shehbaz was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau in October 2018 and released on bail on February 14. Sharif and his family have denied any wrongdoing and allege that the corruption cases against them are politically motivated.

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2019 12:11 UTC