FIA forms 4-member team to probe Panama JIT's allegations against SECP

FIA forms 4-member team to probe Panama JIT's allegations against SECP

Islamabad (Staff Report): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday has formed a high-level team to probe into the Panama joint investigation team (JIT)’s charges against the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) chairman that he tampered records related to the Sharif family money trail.

According to details, the 6-member JIT, probing allegations of money laundering against the Sharif family, made allegations against government institutions and departments of tampering records, creating obstacles in the probe and even threatening its members in an application to the Supreme Court.

During the hearing on Monday, the bench of the apex court directed the FIA to form a four-member investigative committee that will look into the JIT's allegations.

Formed by the acting director general of the FIA, the committee will be headed by the Anti-Corruption Wing Headquarter Director Maqsood Al-Hassan and will also include deputy directors Hazrat Ali Ayaz Khan and Tahir Tanveer.

Acting DG FIA Ahmed Latif has sent a list of names for the committee to the Ministry of Interior for approval.