ISLAMABAD – New developments have been reported in the case of Lahore HighCourt Justice, whose name appeared in the Panama Papers.
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Thursday sought the money trail ofLahore High Court (LHC) Justice Muhammad Farrukh Irfan Khan’s offshoreassets.
The five-member SJC, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian SaqibNisar, took up for hearing the reference against the high court judge afteraccepting his application seeking a public trial of the case pendingadjudication against him.
Justice Irfan is facing a reference after his name surfaced in the 2016Panama Papers for having offshore assets. He was issued a show-cause noticeby the SJC in February 2017.
As the council resumed hearing a complaint of misconduct against the highcourt judge, the prosecution informed the council that the regional taxofficer had issued a notice to Justice Irfan for allegedly not declaring anoffshore company in his tax returns.
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A representative of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan(SECP), while appearing before the council, also presented the record offive companies held by the judge within Pakistan.
“It has been recognised that the judge set up the companies,” Justice Nisarremarked, adding that foreign properties had been purchased throughoffshore companies.
