In an unusual move, Pakistan Army on Monday said it will play its “due role” in a “legal and transparent manner” in probing the Panamagate case as part of the Supreme Court-ordered team which will investigate graft charges against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family.
A five-judge Supreme Court bench last week ordered setting up of a Joint Investigation Team comprising officials from different agencies including those from powerful spy agencies the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence to probe graft charges against Sharifs.
In a statement, the army said the 202nd Corps Commanders Conference presided over by Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa was held at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi wherein the top Generals discussed the Panama Case verdict by the Supreme Court “with special reference to JIT”.
“The forum pledged that the institution, through its members in joint investigation team, shall play its due role in a legal and transparent manner fulfilling confidence reposed by the apex court of Pakistan,” the statement said.
Pakistan’s powerful military has always played an important role in the country’s politics.