Pakpattan land case: SC seeks reply from parties on JIT report within fortnight
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan has sought a reply from the parties within a fortnight on the joint investigation team (JIT) report in the Pakpattan land case.
Representing Nawaz Sharif, Rafique Rajwana contended that the then government had given the land for look after, but Sajjada Nasheen sold it out. “Nawaz Sharif has no role in the matter,” he said.
The case has been adjourned until after Eidul Fitr.
On February 2, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had submitted his reply in the Supreme Court in the illegal allotment of land of the Pakpattan shrine case.
In his reply, the former premier said that the JIT report is one-sided and based on malafide. He said that the JIT had not contacted him for a single time.
Nawaz Sharif stated that he was not informed about the approval of terms of reference (TORs) by the court. He prayed to court to reject the JIT report. He, in his reply, also prayed to court to cancel notice issued to him. The reply also contained the affidavit of Zafarullah Khan.
According to the court order, the JIT had representatives of the ISI and IB. “It seems that Hussain Asghar had prepared the report individually, violating the court orders,” he contended.
Nawaz Sharif stated that his basic rights were withheld in the JIT report. “The report contained only the statement of then secretary Javed Bukhari. The statement of Javed Bukhari was recorded on January 7 when the JIT was not formed,” he contended.