Finance Minister Ishaq Dar appears before Panama case JIT

He was driven by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, and accompanied by Barrister Zafarullah Khan and ministers Anusha Rehman and Zahid Hamid in another vehicle.

Sources said that the finance minister held a meeting with the prime minister earlier in the day with regards to his appearance before the JIT.

Prior to Dar’s arrival, the JIT questioned the prime minister’s younger son, Hasan Nawaz, for around three hours.

Dar’s summoning was reported in the media late Sunday night, while Hasan’s summons had been issued last week.

Sources privy to the development informed that Dar on Sunday received copies of his financial record from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

Sources said the financial record of the finance minister from the years 2003-06 is missing from the FBR record.

This is reportedly the third summons issued by the JIT to Dar as earlier, the finance minister did not appear before the investigation team on grounds of a busy schedule.

Dar on Sunday also prepped with FBR officials the potential questions which could be asked by the JIT officials.

A spokesperson of the Finance Ministry confirmed that the summons notice issued on June 28 was received at the minister`s office on Sunday. He also claimed that the minister did not receive any summons before.

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