Strict security measures ahead of Maryam’s appearance before JIT

Maryam is expected to appear before the JIT — formed to probe the Sharif family’s assets in light of the Supreme Court’s April 20 judgment — at around 11am.

Islamabad Police have extended the security perimeter around the academy and deployed more than 2,500 personnel on various security duties. Four SPs, 11 DSPs and 13 inspectors will be overseeing the security plan, with

Special Branch SP Arsala Saleem deputed specifically for the security of the premier’s daughter.

Contingents of Rangers and FC have also been deployed around the academy since early Wednesday morning. Similar security measures were put in place on June 15, when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared before the JIT.

Maryam will become the sixth member of the Sharif family to be questioned by the JIT, with her father, uncle Shehbaz Sharif, brothers Hussain and Hasan, and husband Muhammad Safdar appearing before her.

Posters in favour of Maryam have been put up in the vicinity while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz workers from Lahore and Gujranwala are en route to the academy to ‘express their support for the daughter of the nation’.

Traffic police have closed down the main road into Sector H-8 — where the academy is situated — from the I-8 Interchange.

Moreover, National Accountability Bureau Chairman Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry has also been summoned by the JIT today, and is expected to appear around 2pm.

The JIT’s probe has picked up pace in recent days, as the July 10 deadline to submit its final report nears.

Sources said on Tuesday that two JIT members, NAB’s Irfan Mangi and Military Intelligence’s Brigadier Kamran Khurshid, visited Dubai for a day in light of the investigation.

Article source: http://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/56277-pm-s-daughter-maryam-nawaz-to-appear-before-jit-today.html