LAHORE – Stunning revelations have been made as to how Shahbaz Shariffamily laundered and whitened billions of Rupees from Pakistan.
Muhammad Mushtaq alias ‘Chini’, alleged front man of Sharif family, got hisstatement recorded before a judicial magistrate in the money launderingcase, on Monday.
Mushtaq and his son Yasir’s statements were recorded under section 164before Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Waqas.
Yesterday, the NAB officials presented Mushtaq before the magisterial courtto have his statement recorded as an approver.
In his statement, he revealed that he laundered millions of rupees at thebehest of Shehbaz Sharif. He admitted that he had played a key role inwhitening the Sharif family’s black money.
Chini admitted in his statement given to the court that in 2014 he met withUsman, the chief finance officer of Sharif family’s companies. He said thatUsman asked him that black money worth Rs690 million of Slaman Shehbaz wasto be whitened.
He further said that that he had earlier refused to do so because it wasnot in his hand. But Usman asked him that only the latter’s accounts willbe used for the purpose, Chini said.
Read Top Stories
“Then I allowed my accounts to be used for the purpose due to my oldrelations with Sharif family and for the purpose of whitening of blackmoney,” he said.
As per the NAB, suspect Mushtaq through illegal transactions had depositedRs500 million into his own account which he then transferred to the accountof Salman.
Earlier, Chini had requested the National Accountability Bureau chairmanthat he wanted to become an approver in the money laundering case againstPunjab Assembly’s opposition leader Hamza and his brother Salman Shehbaz.
NAB Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal had accepted the accused person’srequest to become approver and testify against the PML-N leaders.
In April 2019, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Chini fromLahore airport and handed him over to the NAB. Later on the NAB’s request,his name was placed on the exit control list.
