Army will play its role in Panama case, says Qamar Javed Bajwa

Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday said the military would play its role as a part of the Joint Investigation Team to investigate the Panama Papers case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his kin.

Chairing the Corps’ Commanders Conference, General Bajwa pledged that the Army would respond to the confidence reposed by the apex court.

The forum discussed the Panama Case decision by the Supreme Court with special reference to the Joint Investigation Team.

“The forum pledged that the institution through its members in JIT shall play its due role in legal and transparent manner, fulfilling confidence reposed by the apex court of Pakistan,” the Army’s media wing stated in a news release.

In a split decision in the Panama Papers case on Thursday, three Supreme Court judges found there was not enough evidence of financial or other misdeeds to remove the Premier from office, though two members disagreed.

The next day, the Supreme Court forwarded copies of the verdict to heads of Federal Investigation Agency, Military Intelligence, the Inter-Services Intelligence, Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, National Accountability Bureau and State Bank of Pakistan directing them to nominate representatives to be made part of the JIT.