Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif to appear before JIT tomorrow
He arrived on a special aircraft to Islamabad on Friday
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to appear before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), tasked by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to probe Panama case, on Saturday.
He arrived on a special aircraft to Islamabad on Friday. Before he reaches the Federal Judicial Academy tomorrow, the nearby routes will remain sealed. There will be high security arrangements, including police, special branch, Federal Corps (FC) and Rangers officials. Sources told there will be a sum of 2,500 security personnel in the area.
Any irrelevant car or person will not be allowed to enter the Federal Judicial Academy. Having said that, no worker or leader from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will be permitted to arrive near the premises of the interrogation centre.
It should be noted that the brother of Punjab CM and Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has already appeared before the Panama JIT for probe regarding the offshore accounts and financial detail of assets held by his family. "“I have presented myself, government and family before JIT for trial,” he said in the media talk afterwards.
Others including Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and former Interior Minister Rehman Malik have also been summoned by the probe team.
