ISLAMABAD: Qatari Prince Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al-Thani has sent another letter to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT).
According to reports, the new letter states that the Qatari prince wouldn’t mind it if he’s investigated in Doha.
The Sharif family had earlier submitted a letter by the Qatari prince in the Supreme Court aiding the premier’s defence of his money trail during the Panama case hearing.
Sources in the premier’s inner circle confirmed the contents and delivery of the letter on Wednesday, saying the Qatari prince’s statement will help their case profoundly.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) submitted a petition in the Supreme Court stating that federal ministers and other individuals at the behest of the prime minister are pressuring the JIT.
Also on Wednesday, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the JIT has begun clashing with all state institutions. He added that the JIT will have to identify the individual who leaked Hussain Nawaz’s picture.
Commenting on the issue, senior Pakistan Peoples Party leader Senator Aitizaz Ahsan said the prime minister is stuck in a room and will have to break the walls to get out.
He claimed the premier has made three plans to save himself: tampering record of his money trail, buy the JIT members to secure a favourable verdict or achieve a positive outcome by making the Supreme Court implementation bench controversial.
He was responding to reports that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has been summoned by the JIT on June 17. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is already scheduled to appear before the JIT on Thursday (tomorrow).
