JIT tapping telephones of witnesses says PM house
The Prime Minister House has made allegations that telephones of witnesses have been tapped. The claim further states that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Panama Leaks case against the Sharif family has utilised most of its energy on media monitoring, as there are is no solid proof to support the allegations.
On the other hand the PM House has also denied allegations of tutoring witnesses and persons who are being summoned by the JIT. The PM house has also denied leakage of summons which were issued by the JIT for the prime minister’s appearance before it, the PM house stated that the summons may have been leaked by the JIT or its staff. The PM House maintained that in any way, such summons are a matter of public knowledge and do not in any manner hamper the investigations as alleged.
In its application filed with the Supreme Court The JIT, had levelled serious allegations against the Prime Minister’s House, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Ministry of Law and Justice, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Intelligence Bureau (IB).
A three member special bench of the apex court, which was headed by Justice Ijaz Afzal Khan and comprising Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsen, had sought reply from the Attorney General for Pakistan over the allegations levelled by the JIT.
Yesterday In pursuance of the court’s order, Ashter Ausaf the Attorney General has submitted a four page reply, which contained replies by SECP, NAB, FBR, Law Ministry, Intelligence Bureau and the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.
The attorney general had submitted that the reliance and reference to technical analysis is indeed on an admission by the JIT of phone tapping and monitoring of witnesses, the attorney general claimed that the phone tapping was a violation of law and the Constitution. He prayed the Supreme Court to order transparency in investigation of the case.
The JIT report, in reference to“the analysis of technical means” has alleged that the witnesses are being tutored by or at the behest of the respondents and confidential letters are being leaked by misusing the location of the PM’s House.
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