Suleman Sharif and the other defendants in the Rs 16 billion money laundering case were cleared by a Lahore special district court on Monday. 

Suleman Sharif, son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and other defendants in the case were presenting acquittal arguments in court.

The Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) previously provided responses to 27 inquiries from the court.

When Judge Bakht Fakhr Behzad enquired about the money laundering probe, the FIA's attorney responded that a joint investigation team (JIT) headed by Dr. Rizwan had conducted it.

Suleman, who had been living in self-imposed exile in London after the charges were brought and had been designated a proclaimed offender in the case, spoke to the media after the court and stated that this case had been underway since 2018. He added that the Daily Mail case occurred during this time and that no work was done for five years, only fictitious lawsuits were filed.

He attacked the PTI and said that the previous administration had done nothing except invent and pursue false cases.