SANA MAHMOOD
ISLAMABAD: Government officers, members of PTI/PML (N), lawyers and journalists hasted to fill the Courtroom No. 2 chockablock as soon as it was opened at 9 am today not leaving any seat for the Sharif’s senior counsel Khawaja Harris who resumed his arguments.
Khawaja commenced his arguments before the three-member bench of SC headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal and comprising Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan by terming JIT report as unreliable.
Justice Ejaz Afzal stated that the bench would only consider the contents of the report and not the opinions of the JIT.
Apex court will resume the hearing tomorrow (Wednesday 19th July).
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Panamagate 3rd round: Following PTI’s advocate’s arguments today Sharif’s advocate to give arguments tomorrow
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.
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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.
