The prime minister said besides the salary, no travelling allowance and daily allowance were drawn; that amounted to around 70-80 million rupees. Later, the court allowed Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz to leave, saying the hearing could proceed in their absence. He stated that one Muhammad Maqsood had been accused of making a transaction worth Rs3.4 billion, but no money was ever transferred to the accounts of Shehbaz Sharif. ‘With a heavy heart’Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif also said that the incumbent government had increased the petroleum prices with a heavy heart. The prime minister said that the people even could not afford one-time meal, medical treatment, besides having no businesses or jobs.

Source: The Nation May 29, 2022 12:49 UTC