The Anti-Corruption Court in Lahore, while announcing its decision, has acquitted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz in the Ramzan Sugar Mills case.

The court accepted the acquittal pleas of Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz.

The verdict had been reserved by the anti-corruption court on February 3.

A NAB reference was filed in 2018 in which it was alleged that PM Shehbaz, being the chief minister, and his son hamza had caused a loss of rs213 million to the national exchequer by committing the offence of misuse of authority.

It alleged that Shehbaz Sharif had issued a directive for construction of a drain in Chiniot district primarily for the use of Ramzan Sugar Mills owned by his sons hamza and Suleman.

On 17 oct 2024, an accountability court had transferred the Ramzan Sugar Mills reference to the anti-corruption court for lack of jurisdiction following amendments to the national accountability ordinance 1999.