Accountability court on Tuesday granted permanent exemption from court appearance to Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif in a money laundering case.
The court, while accepting the premier’s plea authorized the PM to appoint a representative to appear in court on his behalf.
The judge also granted a one-day exemption to the Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz and sought a reply from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over Hamza Shahbaz’s plea seeking permanent exemption from court appearance.