CJP Saqib Nisar clarifies statement over ISI inclusion in Panama JIT
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ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday has hit back against his remarks attributed to him over issue of ISI and MI inclusion in the Panama JIT.
He has clarified a statement attributed to him a day earlier regarding the Panama Papers joint investigation team (JIT), stating that he had in fact referred to an inquiry committee formed to investigate the so-called Dawn Leaks matter.
Yesterday, during the hearing of a case of foreign accounts Justice Nisar was quoted by media as saying that intelligence services officials included in the Panama Papers JIT had been included on the behest of Chaudhry Nisar.
He clarified today that he had been referring to the team formed on the recommendation of former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar to investigate the 'Dawn Leaks' issue.
"I may have made a mistake," he remarked during a hearing. "I meant the Dawn Leaks JIT."
