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Panamagate probe: PM holds ‘classified’ meeting with trusted legal aide

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has held a highly classified meeting with his close legal aide and former attorney general Salman Aslam Butt in connection with documentation to establish the money trail of his family’s London properties.

Sources told The Express Tribune that the premier met Butt on Friday to get his legal assistance regarding the ongoing investigation by a joint investigation team (JIT) formed in the wake of the apex court verdict in Panamagate case to probe the Sharifs’ alleged graft.

Butt has been part of Sharif family’s legal team in the past and is known as the PM’s trustworthy aide.

He worked as the AGP for two years during the present regime of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Later, he was engaged as a private counsel by the PM in Panama leaks case last year. Butt is also close to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.

He was the PM’s counsel who argued before the Supreme Court’s five-judge larger bench – headed by former chief justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali – that earlier heard the Panamagate case.

The ruling family had, however, replaced him with Makhdoom Ali Khan after Butt told the bench that the PM’s statement, made on the floor of the house in April 2015 after the emergence of the Panama Papers about money trail of his family’s’ wealth and businesses, was a ‘political’ statement.

However, now the family has again sought his legal assistance to prove the money trail before the JIT.

Sources revealed that Butt had produced all the documents before the apex court to establish the money trail for acquiring the London flats. He was also in touch with Qatari family last year.

It was Butt, who had gone to Qatar and managed to get the first letter from Prince Hammad Bin Jassim. That letter, which was followed by another one, was submitted before the apex court during the course of hearing.


Butt had also submitted the PM’s cousin Tariq Shafi’s affidavit to prove the money trail. All initial written replies along with documents had been submitted by him before the Supreme Court.

“Now when the JIT is sending questionnaires to all relevant persons including the PM, his sons, Tariq Shafi and the Qatari Prince, the family has again sought his legal assistance for responding to the JIT,” said a senior PML-N leader, adding that Butt will be involved in answering these questionnaires.

He said Butt, who is residing in Lahore, will again come to Islamabad on Monday to discuss this issue with the ruling family. However, when The Express Tribune contacted the former AGP, he refused to share any details of his meeting with the premier.

The family was earlier taking legal assistance from senior lawyer Khawaja Haris, who already held a couple of meetings with them and gave his legal advice to deal with the JIT. Legal experts believe that entry of Salman Aslam Butt will also be significant in present time.

Sources said the ruling family is trying hard and evolving different strategies to get clearance from the JIT. The Supreme Court’s three-judge special bench – headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan – will consider first progress report of the JIT on May 22. The legal experts believe that this hearing will be significant.

Today (May 20) is the last day for filing review petition against the SC’s April 20 judgment in the Panamagate case. However, the family has not yet filed a review petition.

The legal team – including Makhdoom Ali Khan, Salman Akram Raja and Shahid Hamid, who represented the Sharif family in Panamagate case – has recommended them not to contest the apex court’s decision as they fear further complications.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/141442...-holds-classified-meeting-trusted-legal-aide/

ARY was reporting tht by today evening, JIT will submit its report in SC... I think it will be made public too? Is se pehle dono sides jo bhi evidence ya material SC main submit karaati theen..tht was made public.. Ab yeh bhi public hogi na? ARY also said tht JIT is considering to call and interrogate PM under CrPC 160.. Yeh bhi hoga, JIT report main ...which wil be given to SC

@PakSword @Guvera @Realistic Change

I am not sure it is going to be made public, it depends on the bench as well, IK is also going in SC today to attend the proceeding's
 
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yeh column zara parhein.. Samajh nahi aarha ke is par royein ya hansein? Yeh Sohail Warraich ko main behtar aadmi samajhti thee... Tv par tu reasonable baatein kartay hain lekin column zara parhein.. Isay sahi besharmi kehtay hain.. Agar kisi ne corruption ke khilaf fiasla dey hi diya hai..tu in sab ko itni aag kiun lag rahi hai?

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Intehai koi BESHARAM MASKHARA hai yeh admi
 
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Intehai koi BESHARAM MASKHARA hai yeh admi

Bilkol sach kaha.. Is ne tu apnay column main aisy show kia ke Justice Khosa jo corrution ke khilaf baat kartay hain aur faislay detay hain..yeh koi bhtt hi gunah kartay hain, aur corruption tu Pak ka koi masla hai hi nahi.. Bas Justice Khosa hi har waqt corruption ke khilaf baatein kartay hain.. Is banday ne jis tarah se mazaaaq uraaya hai, Justice Khosa ka, ufff... Is se iski mentality ka pata chalta hai... Aur tv par aisy sober ban kar baatein karta hai... Besharmi ki inteha hai waqayi...
 
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So the JIT proceedings are not being made public..

Expected from Pakora and Advocate..

Badtameez log..
 
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So the JIT proceedings are not being made public..

Expected from Pakora and Advocate..

Badtameez log..

Who said it? Abhi tak tu koi update nahi aana shuru hua, court se

So the JIT proceedings are not being made public..

Expected from Pakora and Advocate..

Badtameez log..

Abhi tak shayad hearing shuru nahi hui hai.. ARY par aaraha hai ke kuch der main shuru hogi
 
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Who said it? Abhi tak tu koi update nahi aana shuru hua, court se



Abhi tak shayad hearing shuru nahi hui hai.. ARY par aaraha hai ke kuch der main shuru hogi

Acha, I heard that Fawad Chaudhry ne press conference ki hai ke hearing ko shaffaf banaya jaey.. I thought ke woh iss liey keh raha hai ke hearing open nahi hai..
 
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@QatariPrince PM ko summon karnay ke baaray main koi update hai?

Advocate ne kaha hai ke poori karwai 60 days main mukammal karni hai..

It's the bench, which will be in hot waters in the coming days. Then they may ask the team to not go into further investigation because of 60 days time period.

Yeh keh raha tha main ke report parhi aur kuchh nahi bataya ke report main kia likha hai.. Bass aye, report parhi, samaat 15 din ke liey multawi kar ke chaltay banay..

Badtamiz log..
 
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Pakora ne kaha hai ke poori karwai 60 days main mukammal karni hai..

Yeh keh raha tha main ke report parhi aur kuchh nahi bataya ke report main kia likha hai.. Bass aye, report parhi, samaat 15 din ke liey multawi kar ke chaltay banay..

Badtamiz log..

Sorry Advocate ne kaha hai.. as expected..

Hmm.. PM ko summon karnay ke baaray main koi baat nahi hui.. Kiun ke report tu share hi nahi ki gayi.. Bas pakora ne kaha hai ke aap sahi direction main jaa rahay an..

Advocate ne kaha ke 60 days main complete karein .. Koi extra time nahi dein ge..

PTI ke fawad Ch ne jab kaha court main...ke report share karein ..ye humara private case nahi hai..poori qoum ye report dekhna chahti hai, tu advocate ne kaha ke kon sa qanoon hamein aisa karnay ki ijazat drta hai? Wanoon batayrin ke investigation ke darmyaan investigating officer ..report share karey? Pakora nr kaha ke ...aap dopsri side ko faida pohanchana chahtay hain? Justice Ijazul Ahsan ne kaha ke waqt aanay par report public kar di jayegi (i think he means after 60 days)

@PakSword waisy aaj judges ne clear kar diya hai ke yeh criminal proceedings horahi hain... Tu PM ko..criminal procedure ke under hi summon kiya jayega shayad.. Yeh ek achi cheez hai
 
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Judges (shayad advocate) ne shayad kuch aisy remarks diye hain.. Ke criminal proceedings ki report kab public hoti hai? Fawad Ch ne media talk kartay huay kaha ke waisy humein thori mayoosi tu hui hai ke report public nahi horahi..lekin judges ne aaj clear kar diya ke ye rciminal proceedings horahi hain.. Aur humein SC par aitemad hai
 
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