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Is NAB really capable of initiating meaningful investigation against Nawaz?
Global Village Space |
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) did not send written summons to the Sharif family, local news reports claim. A local TV news anchor alleged that the Sharif family was instead issued verbal summons by NAB officials rather than official, written summons as had been indicated earlier. It has also been reported that no NAB team was dispatched to Lahore to record statements of the Sharifs.
“It’s totally baseless and concocted. We have record and receipts as well” NAB’s spokesperson Nawazish Ali Asim told GVS in response to these reports.
When asked whether NAB would make the record of the written summons public Mr. Asim stated, “It’s for the record and will be presented before the Honorable Supreme Court if required. It cannot be shared with media.”
NAB’s current proceedings are meant to culminate into a reference which was ordered by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case verdict of July 28th, against the Sharif family and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar for owning assets beyond their known sources of income.
The Sharif family believes that their appearance before the interrogators would be of little consequence since the court has already directed NAB to file the references.
Earlier, the Sharif family refused to appear before the recently formed four-member Combined Investigation Team (CIT), led by Lahore NAB Director General Saleem Shahzad, when issued summons. The finance minister also, through his counsel, had informed the CIT that he would not join its proceedings till the Supreme Court arrived at a decision on his review petition against the apex court’s July 28 verdict.
Read More: NAB: National or Nawaz’s Accountability Bureau?
While Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired captain Muhammad Safdar refused point blank to appear before the CIT, their counsel filed written replies to the CIT questions about the proceedings being in violation of the NAB Ordinance 1999.
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Is NAB really capable of initiating meaningful investigation against Nawaz?
Global Village Space |
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) did not send written summons to the Sharif family, local news reports claim. A local TV news anchor alleged that the Sharif family was instead issued verbal summons by NAB officials rather than official, written summons as had been indicated earlier. It has also been reported that no NAB team was dispatched to Lahore to record statements of the Sharifs.
“It’s totally baseless and concocted. We have record and receipts as well” NAB’s spokesperson Nawazish Ali Asim told GVS in response to these reports.
When asked whether NAB would make the record of the written summons public Mr. Asim stated, “It’s for the record and will be presented before the Honorable Supreme Court if required. It cannot be shared with media.”
NAB’s current proceedings are meant to culminate into a reference which was ordered by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case verdict of July 28th, against the Sharif family and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar for owning assets beyond their known sources of income.
The Sharif family believes that their appearance before the interrogators would be of little consequence since the court has already directed NAB to file the references.
Earlier, the Sharif family refused to appear before the recently formed four-member Combined Investigation Team (CIT), led by Lahore NAB Director General Saleem Shahzad, when issued summons. The finance minister also, through his counsel, had informed the CIT that he would not join its proceedings till the Supreme Court arrived at a decision on his review petition against the apex court’s July 28 verdict.
Read More: NAB: National or Nawaz’s Accountability Bureau?
While Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired captain Muhammad Safdar refused point blank to appear before the CIT, their counsel filed written replies to the CIT questions about the proceedings being in violation of the NAB Ordinance 1999.
Read full article..........
Is NAB really capable of initiating meaningful investigation against Nawaz?
