Lahore Court Clears Shehbaz Sharif And Others In Ashiana Housing Scam

Lahore’s accountability court, headed by Judge Ali Zulqarnain Awan, has acquitted former Prime Minister and PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif, along with 10 others, in the Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme case.

The judge stated that despite the evidence presented, corruption allegations against Shehbaz Sharif, Ahad Khan Cheema, and others could not be substantiated. The anti-graft watchdog cleared all the accused, and the court, citing a lack of evidence of corruption, declared the acquittal.

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Shehbaz Sharif’s defense argued that in the Ashiana Iqbal Project, no financial loss occurred, emphasizing the politically motivated nature of the government’s actions that led to his client’s imprisonment in a baseless case. In early 2023, NAB had already given a clean chit to Shehbaz Sharif in this contentious scandal involving allegations of irregularities.