ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on AccountabilityShahzad Akbar Friday unearthed five Telegraphic Transactions (TTs) worth Rs66.9 million in the name of Maryam Safdar from the Hill MetalsEstablishment.
Addressing a news conference here, he said all details the TTs had beenforwarded to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to produce them asadditional documentary evidence in the Hill Metals case pending before theAccountability Court-II.
He said almost 85 percent of the declared profit of the Hill MetalsEstablishment went to Nawaz Sharif, out of which 80 to 85 percent was givento Maryam Safdar as gift.
But, the SAPM, said these TTs were meant for the investment purpose as perthe Form ‘R’, signed by Maryam Safdar, besides there was no mention ofthese transactions in her tax returns.
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He said accused Nawaz Sharif and his sons could not give money trail ofsetting up the Hill Metals Establishment, adding the Joint InvestigationTeam (JIT) in its report had identified some payments to Maryam Safdar buthad no details. “Now the documentary evidence is available, which has beensent to NAB for producing in the case.”
