- Marriyum points out JIT’s hours-long meetings, contacts with foreign agencies, institutions
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has expressed grave concern over reports from different sources that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) is still busy in its formal proceedings contrary to the instructions of the Supreme Court.
“It is a matter of great concern and we make it clear that we will not accept addition of any paper to Volume-10 after July 10,” she said in a statement issued here on Friday. Marriyum said that it was very unfortunate that the joint investigation team was continuing with its meetings spread over many hours, making telephonic contacts with foreign agencies and institutions and sending reminders to them.
She said that the Supreme Court had only allowed the JIT to close its office within seven days, but instead of closure of the office, all JIT members and their assisting staff were still working and none of the JIT members had reported back to their respective departments as yet, which was really strange.
She said that if JIT could not finish its work, then it should have asked for a formal extension by the Supreme Court. She maintained that continuing to work beyond the stipulated date without the permission of the apex court constituted contempt of court.
Talking to a private TV channel, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) would foil any conspiracy being hatched to halt prosperity, development and democracy in the country.
“We will fight the case in the courts to foil the nefarious designs being made to derail the system,” he said. “Every person wants continuity in system for progress and prosperity.” Commenting on the JIT report, he said that the report was controversial and they would prove it in the court.
To a question, he said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had failed in the politics of Pakistan and the PTI chief could not defeat PML-N through votes. He said that Nawaz Sharif had assured to overcome the problem of load shedding by 2018 as several power projects would be completed by that time.
He said that work was in progress to add 10,000 megawatt electricity in the national grid system. To another question, he said that the next general elections would be conducted in time and PML-N would win the elections on the basis of performance. To another question, Ahsan said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a mega project which would bring revolution in the country.
