ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday issued notices to Attorney General for Pakistan and Hussain Nawaz on a petition filed by the later raising objections on two members of the Joint Investigation Team currently seized with probe into Sharif family business dealings.
As per details, a few days ago Hussain Nawaz moved to Supreme Court and raised an objections to two JIT members Amir Aziz of SBP and Bilal Rasool of SECP.
The SC’s special implementation bench headed by Justice Ijaz Afzal Khan and comprising Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan will hear the petition on May 29 at 1:00 PM. On Friday, the bench issued notices to Hussain Nawaz and AGP on the petitions.
Hussain Nawaz has objected to two members of the joint investigation team (JIT) formed by the Supreme Court in the Panama Leaks case. These members represent the State Bank of Pakistan and Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
He blamed these members of having political connections and demanded to replace them. Hussain Nawaz had submitted a written plea to the Supreme Court’s Registrar in which he raised the objection against two JIT members Amir Aziz of SBP and Bilal Rasool of SECP.
The plea says these two JIT members have links with former president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Hussain Nawaz had asked the Supreme Court’s special bench to replace the two Panama JIT members for transparent and unbiased inquiry.-Sabah
