LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday filed a reference against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif along with others in money laundering case.

According to details, the reference was registered at the office of accountability court’s admin judge against Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shebaz, Salman Shehbaz, Nusrat Shehbaz and 16 others.

Reference accused Sharif family of sending money abroad through illegal ways.

Earlier, Lahore High Court (LHC) had rejected Hamza Shahbaz’s bail in money laundering case. Defence lawyer Salman Aslam Butt said that his client was being subjected to political revenge.