Shehbaz Sharif: Ramzan Sugar Mills reference case status
Chief Minister of Punjab. NAB alleged that, as Punjab chief minister, Shehbaz Sharif used public funds to build a sludge carrier in Chiniot that benefited Ramzan Sugar Mills, owned by his sons, causing a Rs 213 million loss.
Status: AcquittedOn 6 February 2025 a Lahore anti-corruption court acquitted Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz.
- Country
- Pakistan
- Agency
- National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
- Court
- Anti-Corruption Court, Lahore
- Status date
- 6 February 2025
- Amount alleged
- PKR 213,000,000
Case history
- NAB filed the reference.1,2
- Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz were indicted.1
- Judge Sardar Iqbal Dogar acquitted both. Arab News, citing Geo News, reported NAB told the court it found no evidence of corruption or misuse of authority.1,2
Response
His lawyer Amjad Pervez argued the sludge carrier was meant to benefit the wider area, not only the family mill (Geo News).
Sources
- Arab News Pakistan, Pakistani PM, son acquitted in long-running sugar mills corruption case (6 February 2025)
- Geo News, PM Shehbaz, son Hamza acquitted in Ramzan Sugar Mills case (6 February 2025)
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