British audit firm to help investigate Panama leaks
The investigation team will submit a progress report after every two weeks to the apex court.
Islamabad: Services of a British audit firm will be hired to investigate the Panama leaks scandal against the ruling Sharif family.
The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) constituted to implement the Supreme Court’s verdict in Panama Papers case has decided to seek services of a British audit firm, besides seeking record of Mr Sharif’s family tax returns from Federal Board of Revenue, said an official.
The six-member JIT headed by the additional director general of Federal Investigation Agency, Wajid Zia, has assigned the task of identifying the audit firm to Bilal Rasool, a senior official who is also a member of JIT from Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. The JIT also decided that it would accept authenticated documents only. Some documents submitted by the National Accountability Bureau to the JIT were unverified, officials said.
The investigation team will submit a progress report after every two weeks to the apex court. It is also supposed to complete the probe within two months.