LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency gave clean chit to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son Suleman Shahbaz in multi-billion rupees money laundering case. According to details, FIA submitted supplementary challan in multi-billion rupee money laundering case in Special Central Court and removed Suleman Shahbaz and Tahir Naqvi from list of accused in money laundering case.

FIA in its challan stated that it was not proved that Suleman Shehbaz was anonymous bearer of any public representative, adding that prosecutor failed to produce any evidence of money laundering and illegal transactions against an accused bank account.

FIA ??stated that recorded statements of persons who deposited funds do not allege any kickbacks or commissions were given in deposited funds. While no criminal evidence was found against accused.

Report stated that transactions were made from bank account of Malik Maqsood for business purposes, which did not fall under criminal activity.

Suleman, who returned to Pakistan last year in December after four years of self-exile in London, was an accused in Rs 16 billion money laundering case registered with FIA, in which special court, central had also acquitted PM Shehbaz and his son Hamza Shehbaz last October.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 27 2023

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