ISLAMABAD, June 11: The joint investigation team (JIT), constituted by the Supreme Court to probe businesses and financial dealings of the Sharif family, has issued summons to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to appear before it, sources confided to Geo News Sunday.
Sources said the investigation team has summoned the prime minister on Thursday, June 15. “The prime minister has been asked to come to the Federal Judicial Academy – temporary headquarters of the JIT – at 11:30 am on Thursday, along with relative documents,” they added.
The JIT probing the global financial dealings of the prime minister’s family has recently been mired in controversy, with subjects of the investigation accusing it of being biased and indulging in character assassination.
Recently, the JIT, headed by Federal Investigation Agency Additional Director Wajid Zia, too informed the Supreme Court Panama case implementation bench of ‘hurdles’ being faced by them.
The apex court has reiterated repeatedly that the high-profile probe team will not be given more than the 60-day time frame given to it to wrap up the investigation in light of the April 20 Supreme Court judgment in the Panama case.-Agencies
