Panama JIT grills PM’s cousin for second time
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s cousin Tariq Shafi arrives during a Federal Judicial Complex to seem before a Panamagate JIT on Sunday, Jul 2, 2017. PHOTO: EXPRESS
The corner review group (JIT), tasked to examine a Sharif family’s offshore assets, interrogated Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s cousin Tariq Shafi for a second time on Sunday.
Shafi, a pivotal declare in a Panama Papers case, was grilled by a six-member group for 3 hours on Hudabiya Paper Mills and Gulf Steel Mills, allegedly owned by a Sharif brothers, according to Express News.
The statute family has mentioned Shafi as a authorised owners in all a central documents, business exchange and agreements given a investiture of Gulf Steel Mills in 1970s.
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Talking to reporters outward a Federal Judicial Academy after his coming before a JIT, Shafi pronounced conjunction did he contention any request nor was he asked to reappear before a inquisitive body. He, however, shunned a doubt on a JIT member’s opinion and left with State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali.
In his progressing coming before a JIT, Shafi had changed a censure opposite a ‘misbehaviour’ of a few members of a inquisitive body.
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The JIT has also summoned primary minister’s sons Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz, and daughter Maryam Nawaz.
The six-member body, headed by FIA Additional DG Wajid Zia, is due to benefaction a news before a tip justice on Jul 10. PM Nawaz, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, PM’s son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar Awan have also available their matter before a JIT.
Article source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1448587/panama-jit-grills-pms-cousin-second-time/