ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursdayhas hit back against his remarks attributed to him over issue of ISI and MIinclusion in the Panama JIT.
He has clarified a statement attributed to him a day earlier regarding thePanama Papers joint investigation team (JIT), stating that he had in factreferred to an inquiry committee formed to investigate the so-called DawnLeaks matter.
Yesterday, during the hearing of a case of foreign accounts Justice Nisarwas quoted by media as saying that intelligence services officials includedin the Panama Papers JIT had been included on the behest of Chaudhry Nisar.
He clarified today that he had been referring to the team formed on therecommendation of former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar to investigatethe ‘Dawn Leaks’ issue.
“I may have made a mistake,” he remarked during a hearing. “I meant theDawn Leaks JIT.”