ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Monday appeared before joint investigation team (JIT) in Panama Leaks case.
Addressing the media after recording his statement with the JIT, the minister said he had reconciled all accounts and had answered all questions posed to him in an adequate manner.
“I have reconciled all accounts in front of the JIT and answered all their questions in an adequate manner,” said the finance minister.
The finance minister spent around an hour in front of the high-profile probe team. Dar also clarified that he had not received multiple summons from the JIT and had received his first summon on June 28.
The finance minister further said all records are transparent and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s name has never been a part of the Panama Papers.
Dar claimed that a concentrated effort has been ongoing for the last 23 years, with the objective making the legitimate business interests of the Sharif family controversial.
“This is a conspiracy against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his government.”
The finance minister also claimed that there is not a single rupee of irregularity in the accounts of the family. He added that 13 judges of the Supreme Court had termed the cases as registered and pursued under ‘unholy haste’.
Dar, referring to the premier’s daughter, he said that not only is she the daughter of the prime minister, she is also the daughter of the nation. He said Maryam’s name is not included and the Supreme Court had also not mentioned her name in the Panama Papers case.
“She will appear before the JIT as the family has nothing to hide and will give answers to all questions,” said Dar.
