Pakistan SC resumes Panama Papers case hearing
17 July 2017 5:39 PM GMT
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday resumed the hearing of the Panama Papers graft case that will decide the future of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has challenged as "biased" and "going beyond mandate" a probe panel's report over his family assets.
A three-member apex bench, of Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Hassan, began hearing the high-profile case as it returned to the Supreme Court after nearly two months, Dawn newspaper reported.The Panama Papers case Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed in light of the apex court's April 20 order to probe the Sharif family's money trail, submitted its 60-day investigation report to the court on July 10. The JIT accused the family of being "untruthful" and "having assets beyond means". The report highlighted the failure of the Sharif family to provide a money trail for its London apartments.
Sharif had denied any wrongdoing after the report also accused his children —daughter Maryam Nawaz, and sons Hasan and Hussein Nawaz — of submitting "falsified" documents.
Maryam Nawaz was also accused of signing forged documents to obscure ownership of the two posh London flats, said reports.
In the objections filed before the court, the Sharif family and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar rejected the JIT report and argued that the team had exceeded its mandate.
Prior to the hearing, opposition leaders, including Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid, arrived at the apex court and spoke to the media, reiterating their demand for
Sharif's resignation
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