Lahore : A Pakistani court started ex-parte proceedings against 61 politicians, including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his brother Shahbaz Sharif and former president Gen Pervez Musharraf, in a case against alleged illegal transfer of assets to foreign countries.
Barrister Javed Iqbal Jafri had filed the petition against a total of 64 politicians a few months ago alleging they had transferred at least $300,000 million abroad through money laundering, causing a huge loss to the national exchequer. Lahore High Court Justice Ameenuddin observed that since the respondents had not filed their reply despite the court order, an ex-parte proceeding would be launched against them.
M Zulqernain
