Money laundering scam against Zardari group: ISI, MI officials will not be included in JIT
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ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar has said that ISI and MI officers may not be included in the Joint Investigation Team to probe the money laundering scam.
He hinted on Monday at skipping the officials from the spy agencies of Pakistan in the investigation team to probe the money laundering scandal.
A three-member bench, headed by the chief justice, also comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Umar Ata Bandial, was hearing a suo motu case pertaining to Rs35 billion worth shady transactions from and to the account of Zardari Group, a business owned by the former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister, Faryal Talpur.
The chief justice at the last hearing hinted at forming a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) as it was made in the Panamagate case against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
During today’s hearing, the top judge asked about the members of Panamagate JIT, to which, the apex court was told that the team was consisting of six members, including officials of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI).
In response, CJP Nisar remarked that spy officials were added to the JIT, which probed financial dealings of Sharif family, for spicing it up.
He added, “Leave officials of ISI or MI, we need a competent person to probe the money laundering scam,” local media reported.
