An accountability court has indicted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and Opposition Leader in Provincial Assembly Hamza Shahbaz in money laundering reference.

According to details, Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz were produced before the court in an armored vehicle. The hearing was conducted by the accountability court judge Justice Jawad-ul-Hassan.

After indicting Shehbaz Sharif and other accused, the court asked NAB to produce witnesses for statements over the next hearing. On the other hand, all accused have pleaded not guilty in the case.

Shehbaz Sharif said that he is being politically victimized.

“NAB failed to produce any evidence against me. I reject all allegations against me,” he said.

On September 28, 2020, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team arrested Shehbaz Sharif in a money laundering case after his bail plea was rejected by Lahore High Court (LHC).

On August 17, 2019, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed an Rs. 8 billion money laundering reference against Shahbaz Sharif, his wife, two sons, daughters, and others in the accountability court.

However, the main accused are Shahbaz Sharif's wife Nusrat, his sons Hamza Shahbaz, Salman Shahbaz, and their daughters Rabia Imran and Javeria Ali.

On August 20, 2019 the Lahore Accountability Court approved money laundering reference hearing against Shahbaz Sharif and his family.