ISLAMABAD – A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice MianSaqib Nisar conducted hearing into a case regarding Pakistanis’ assets andaccounts abroad, in Islamabad today.During the proceedings, the Chief Justice remarked it is not an ordinarycrime to loot the national wealth and stash it abroad.He said the case will be heard on daily basis.Attorney General Anwar Mansoor sought a week’s time to submit details aboutthe assets in a week. The hearing was adjourned for a week.Meanwhile, the Supreme Court bench also ordered formation of a JointInvestigation Team to probe the case pertaining to transfer of moneythrough fake bank accounts.The Chief Justice said it is necessary to get mega corruption case probedthrough JIT.He said the JIT will apprise the court on progress in investigation onfortnightly basis.PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpur are allegedly involvedin the fake bank accounts case.
Supreme Court gets tough on case of illegal assets abroad
