*ISLAMABAD – Six-member joint investigation team (JIT) has been formed bythe Supreme Court of Pakistan to investigate the fake bank accounts case. *
“We constitute the following JIT for the purpose of conducting a thorough,in depth and incisive investigation and probe into the matter of fake bankaccounts subject matter of these proceedings to get to the truth, uncoverthe persons involved and collect all material evidence for the purpose ofensuring that in case an offence is made,” reads the top court order inthis regard.
Six members of the JIT, headed by Additional Director General (EconomicCrime Wing) FIA Headquarters Ahsan Sadiq, include Commissioner-IR(Corporate Zone) Regional Tax Office Imran Latif Minhas, Joint DirectorBID-I State Bank of Pakistan Majid Hussain, Director NationalAccountability Bureau Noman Aslam, Muhammad Afzal, Director (SpecializedCompanies Division) Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan andBrigadier Shahid Parvez of Inter-Services Intelligence.
The top court has barred the JIT from providing any information to themedia in this regard.
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It has rendered the JIT high powers for inquiries and investigations. Allexecutive authorities or agencies in the country are directed to provideassistance and support to the JIT in its working.
