LAHORE: An accountability court directed on Saturday Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to apprise it of the date of his return from London to face trial in the Ramazan Sugar Mills and Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing scheme cases.

Accountability Judge Jawadul Hassan was hearing the cases as Hamza Shehbaz, the opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly, turned up in the court.

Shehbaz’s lawyer filed an application on behalf of his client seeking exemption from personal appearance in today’s hearing. He contended that the PML-N president, who is in London, will undergo medical tests on June 7.