SANA MAHMOOD
ISLAMABAD: Following completion of arguments in the Panamagate case against the sitting PM from lawyers of both parties given before the three-judge bench of SC, the Apex Court has reserved the verdict without giving a judgment announcement date.
It is pertinent to mention here that today the Apex Court has opened the (much trumpeted in the media) confidential tenth volume of the JIT report on Panamagate inquiry.
One may wonder what exactly is Volume X? It is basically the international correspondence and papers obtained by the six-member JIT from foreign countries during the last two months.
https://newspakistan.tv/72424-2/
Panamagate 4th day of hearing: Apex Judges express displeasure over discussing matter in Media
SANA MAHMOOD
ISLAMABAD: When Salman Akram Raja – advocate of Maryam, Hassan and Hussain Nawaz – commenced arguments today before the three-member SC bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal, the judges expressed annoyance noting the way all the documents were discussed in the Media outside the court.
However, advocate Raja maintaining that he has not given any documents to the Media submitted papers including:
i) acquired from Abu Dhabi customs to show that scrap and machinery from the Gulf Steel Mills did move from Dubai after its liquidation;
ii) invoice from Ahli Steel Company verifying the shipment of dismantled rolling mill equipment from the Al-Azizia Steel Company;
iii) a document from JPCA Ltd, an accountancy firm, dealing with the ownership of Nescoll and Neilsen;
iv) from Minerva Financial Services Limited, the holding firm for both companies;
v) confirming an agreement between PM’s cousin Tariq Shafi and Mohammad Abdullah Ahli for the sale of his 25pc shares in Ahli Steel.
Justice Ejaz Afzal said that from the first day (one year ago) they have been asking about the money trail that PM’s family failed to answer.
Justice Ijazul Ahsan reminded that PTI advocate had insinuated that Maryam had furnishing fabricated (bogus) documents to the court and registering a criminal case against her had also been recommended.
During the forth hearing it transpired that many of the papers submitted could be forged on the basis that: signature of identified size and structure are present on varied documents; verification was carried out on 4th February, 2006 when there was a public holiday in UK…
It is pertinent to mention here that hearing in Supreme Court resumed after JIT provided report of its investigations apropos accusation of money laundering by Sharif clan.
The hearing has been adjourned till tomorrow (21st of July, 2017).
https://newspakistan.tv/panamagate-3rd-round-ishaq-dar-along-pml-n-submits-papers-harboring-objections-jit-report/
Panamagate 3rd round: Following PTI’s advocate’s arguments today Sharif’s advocate to give arguments tomorrow
July 17, 2017
M. M. ALAM
ISLAMABAD: As 3-member bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and comprising Justice Ijazul Hassan and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed started proceedings of the Panamagate today at 9.30am PTI’s Naeem Bukhari commenced giving arguments in favor of JIT report here in SC.
According to PTI lawyer, Sharifs were not able to prove their statement apropos sales of Dubai Gulf Steel Mills. He maintained those furnishing forged documents should face criminal charges.
Following Bukhari, Sharif clan counsel Khawaja Harris will present his arguments tomorrow (July 17).
As presaged in NewsPakistan.tv report earlier Sharif clanincluding Ishaq Dar submitted their objections on the JIT report before the hearing began apropos:
i) allegiances of the JIT investigators;
ii) their conduct;
iii) the way the evidence was collected and the report’s findings;
iv) they exceeded their mandate.
Sharif’s lawyer also requested the apex court that volume ten be provided to his client.
JIT SUGGESTS REOPENING OF 5 DECIDED CASES, 8 PROBES AND 2 INQUIRIES AGAINST PM!
JIT suggests reopening of 5 decided cases, 8 probes and 2 inquiries against PM!
SANA MAHMOOD
ISLAMABAD: JIT has recommended reopening of 15 cases against PM, five of which were decided by LHC.
According to details three of the said cases were registered during the PPP tenures (1994 and 2011) while 12 were registered during Musharraf regime following toppling of Sharif Govt. in October 1999.
It is pertinent to mention here that 8 probes include NAB’s quest into PM clan’s four London apartments that commenced in December 1999.
PM all ready to challenge JIT report in SC:
PM clan has raised a number of arguments against the JIT focusing on the objections:
i) That the team’s findings were not supported by testified documents;
ii) That stance of JIT towards PM’s clan was prejudiced;
iii) That PM’s cousin Tariq Shafi and son Hussain Nawaz were harassed by JIT members.
According to the sources PM’s family is ready to submit a petition to SC requesting the apex court to decide their plea before any further action.
The petition challenging the JIT report will be filed by a legal team comprising of four lawyers headed by Khawaja Haris.
