Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that he refused to receive any salary or benefits when he was chief minister of Punjab, media reported.
The PM made this statement before a special court in Lahore, which is hearing the Rs16 billion money laundering case against him, CM Hamza Shehbaz and others by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
Presiding Judge of the Special Court (Central-I) Ijaz Hassan Awan took up the hearing.
Shehbaz told the court that the case against him was false, saying that he had not taken anything from the government in 12.5 years.
“I even used to get the fuel for my government car from my own pocket,” he said.
The court later gave PM Shehbaz and Hamza permission to leave, saying the remaining proceedings can take place without their presence.
During the previous hearing last week, the court had extended Shehbaz’s and Hamza’s interim bail till May 28 (today).
The court has also issued arrest warrants for Suleman Shehbaz, Tahir Naqvi and Malik Maqsood as they were not present during the hearing.