Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability Barrister Shahzad Akbar said Shehbaz Sharif was arrested on the charges of money laundering amounting to over 7 billion rupees.

Talking to a private news channel, he said the assets of Shehbaz Sharif and his family have risen massively during the period of last ten years.

He said that Shehbaz Sharif used the bank account of his wife as Benami and various people transferred huge amount of money in her account from time to time.

He said that the National Accountability Bureau started the investigation regarding the assets of Shehbaz Sharif, after the reports of Financial Monitoring Unit.

The adviser said Maryam Nawaz was taking the advantage of being a woman. He said Maryam Nawaz is on interim bail. Barrister Shahzad Akbar said her bail should be challenged in the court as she was violating the Constitution.