ISLAMABAD: Former chairman of National Accountability Bureau General (r) Amjad Hussain recorded his statement to the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing money trail and offshore properties of the Sharif family at Judicial Academy Islamabad on Thursday.
Lieutenant General (r) Amjad Naqvi, chief of the anti-graft body during Pervez Musharraf’s regime, answered the JIT’s questions for nearly an hour and discussed the details of the Hudaibya investigation conducted by NAB.
The Hudaibya Paper Mills money-laundering reference against Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif was initiated in 2000. In a separate development, details of taxes paid by the Sharif family from 1990 have reportedly been sent to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday.
Details of taxes paid by Prime Minister Sharif’s cousin, Tariq Shafi and family confidant Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar have also been delivered to the FBR. Sources confirmed that additional details related to the Hudaibya Papers Mills have also been sent to the FBR.
The JIT has also summoned Maryam Nawaz to appear before it on July 5. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz was served subpoena to turn up before the probing team with regard to Panama Papers investigation in line with the Supreme Court’s orders.
The letter stipulates to bring all relevant documents and records pertaining to the case. The apex court appointed JIT has also summoned the premier’s sons, Hassan and Hussain Nawaz for further questioning on July 3 and 4 respectively. Hussain Nawaz the elder son of the premier has appeared before the JIT for interrogation five times so far.
It also asked the premier’s cousin Tariq Shafi to appear before it on July 2 for second time. The week is being deemed significant for the probing team as the six-member JIT is due to present its final report before the apex court on July 10.
The JIT has been given 60 days to probe Sharif family’s properties and the money trail behind it as part of the verdict announced in the Panama papers case. The Supreme Court reviews progress of the investigation after every fortnight.
