- JIT begins probe into Panama Papers case
ISLAMABAD, May 8: Joint Investigation Team (JIT), constituted by the Supreme Court for probing Sharif family’s finances initiated investigation of Panama case on Monday and first formal sitting of the committee has been conducting in this regard at the Federal Judicial Academy.
As per details available, SSP security briefed JIT’s head and members on various matters. A private news channel invited wrath of JIT members when it tried aerial coverage with drone camera whereas security personnel, present at the spot, confiscated the drone camera and reviewed the recorded footage.
However, the drone camera was returned after journalists’ intervention with warning to shoot down any such machine in the future.
It is pertinent here to mention that Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has constituted six-member JIT to probe Sharif family in the country’s most anticipated Panama Leaks case.
JIT includes officials from Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military
Intelligence (MI), State Bank (SB), Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) while director-general level FIA officer will head the team. JIT will have jurisdiction to travel abroad for investigation.
The investigation team will submit a progress report after every two weeks to the apex court. The JIT is supposed to complete probe in span of 60 days.
JIT Chief Wajid Zia wrote a letter to the FIA, asking the agency to form a panel of its officers to assist the investigations into the Panama case.
The JIT chief will pick one officer from the panel.
It was decided that help would be sought from foreign experts.-Agencies
