ISLAMABAD: A case has been registered against the top leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in a major money laundering case.

According to details, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered a case against Jahangir Tareen and Ali Tareen under money laundering provisions while a case has been registered against opposition leader National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif under money laundering provisions.

The FIA ​​has also registered a case against opposition leader Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz while a case has also been registered against Shahbaz Sharif's other son Salman Shahbaz.

It may be recalled that Shahbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz were indicted in the accountability court in the case of assets in excess of income.

In the money laundering case, Shahbaz Sharif's son Salman Shahbaz has been declared a fugitive. The NAB said that Mian Shahbaz Sharif and his family had created assets worth over Rs 7 billion through corruption.

Shahbaz Sharif and his sons set up business units from 2008 to 2018. In 1990, Shahbaz Sharif's assets were worth Rs 2.1 million, which in 2018 reached close to Rs 6 billion due to anonymous account holders and frontmen.

PML-N President Mian Shahbaz Sharif was arrested after his bail was rejected by the Lahore High Court. The NAB is of the view that it launched an inquiry against Shahbaz Sharif after receiving a complaint from the SBP's Financial Monitoring Unit.