Money laundering case: Hamza Shehbaz fails to answer FIA’s questions

PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz appeared in the Federal Investigation Agency’s Lahore office Thursday in a money-laundering case.

During a 40-minute long question and answer session with the investigation team, he said that his team of lawyers will respond to the “allegation” in court.

“How were Rs25 billion transferred in the accounts of clerks and other innocent employees of your sugar mills,” the FIA asked Hamza. He responded that due to political commitments he didn’t know of any such transfers.

“I have never met contractors or engineers working on public projects,” the PML-N leader pointed out.

When questioned why Salman Shahbaz and other sugar mill employees have settled abroad, Hamza said that he was unaware of the…