ISLAMABAD – Former President Asif Ali Zardari lands in trouble as theSupreme Court has ordered the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT)to probe into an ongoing Rs35 billion money laundering case.
“We are forming a JIT and it will submit a report on the matter every 15days,” Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar said as heheaded a three-judge bench hearing a case pertaining to money laundering ofRs35 billion from fictitious bank accounts.
During the hearing, former president Asif Zardari’s counsel, Aitzaz Ahsan,Omni Group chairman Anwar Majeed’s counsel, Shahid Hamid, and DirectorGeneral Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Bashir Memon appeared before thecourt.
Zardari and Majeed’s counsels presented their arguments against theformation of a JIT to probe into the case.
However, ordering that a JIT be formed, the court said that names ofmembers will be announced later.
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The court also directed that Rangers provide security to FIA members.
Further, Justice Ijazul Ahsan remarked, “We are forming a JIT in light ofFIA’s statement that they do not have the expertise.”
“If the suspects are not guilty then they will get a clean chit,” he added.
