ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today appeared before the Panama Case Joint Investigation Team in the probe of his off shore wealth.
My family and I have presented ourselves for accountability, said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday after appearing before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) for questioning.
The premier’s questioning drew to an end at around 2pm after he had spent approximately three hours in front of the high-profile probe team.
Speaking to the media outside the Federal Judicial Academy, he said “I have told the JIT my point of view.” All documents related to my assets, though already with the Supreme Court, have been provided to the JIT now, he added.
Standing behind the dais outside the venue and reading a prepared speech, the premier said today is a milestone for the rule of law.
He added that he has given an account for each penny earned by his family. “Is there any other family that has given such robust accountability of three of its generations?” he asked.
The premier stressed that the assets under question are his family’s private assets and have nothing to do with public money. “This is worth noting,” he remarked.
He claimed his first accountability started in 1972 when he had graduated from university, hinting at nationalisation of his family business by then prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
“Musharraf’s dictatorship also investigated us rigorously but had he found something he wouldn’t have had to lodge bogus hijacking cases against us,” he said.