Lahore (Staff Report/Agencies): The Supreme Court has summoned former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif in a case pertaining to corruption in 56 public sector companies.
A two-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar resumed hearing the suo motu case on Sunday at SC’s Lahore Registry.
"Shehbaz Sharif should appear in person and explain how government officials were hired on such high incomes," remarked the top judge.
Responding to this, Attorney General Punjab said that Shehbaz did not have any role in the companies. To which, Chief Justice Nisar said that no activity takes place without Shehbaz's consent. "Please ask your chief minister where is he and when will he appear before the court," the CJP observed.
The court further ordered National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to estimate the wealth of the chief executive officers of six companies.
"Please investigate how much property these officials own, so that nation's money can be returned to it," Chief Justice Nisar asserted.
