Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is appearing before JIT on Monday (today).
Earlier, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s younger son, Hassan Nawaz appeared for the third time before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team on Monday (today). He was being accompanied by the Prime Minister’s Political Secretary Asif Kirmani.
Strict security arrangements have been out in place at the JIT Secretariat in the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad.
This is Dar’s first appearance before the Supreme Court-constituted investigation team while Hassan has already appeared twice before. It is pertinent to mention that this is Dar’s third summon by the JIT. He had not been able to appear before the investigation team owing to a busy schedule.
Sources privy to development are reported to have informed that Dar, the other day received copies of his financial record from Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials. Financial record of the finance minister is missing in the FBR record from the years, 2003-06.
Dar on Sunday prepared with FBR officials on the potential questions which could be asked by the JIT officials.
A spokesperson of Finance Ministry confirmed that the summon notice issued on June 28 was received at the minister`s office on Sunday, he also claimed that the minister did not receive any summon notice earlier.
Dar has instructed the finance ministry and FBR officials to reach office early today.
PM Nawaz’s daughter Maryam Nawaz is also due to appear before the JIT on July 5 and Hussain Nawaz on July 4.
The summons issued also called for the respondents to bring forth relevant documents related to Sharif family’s financial assets.
The JIT constituted on May 6, has until July 10 to complete its probe and submit its final report to the Supreme Court.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s younger son, Hassan Nawaz is appearing for the third time before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team on Monday (today). He is being accompanied by the Prime Minister’s Political Secretary Asif Kirmani.
Strict security arrangements have been out in place at the JIT Secretariat in the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad.