SC opens the money laundering file

SC opens the money laundering file

Dr. Jassim Taqui

As expected, the Supreme Court ordered the reopening of dirty money laundering by the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on behalf of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family in the famous case of the Hudaibiya Paper Mills.

On April 25, 2000, Ishaq Dar was made Approver and wrote in his own handwriting a 43-page confessional statement regarding money laundering before the magistrate.

Dar also admitted to money laundering of $14.86 million and opening two bank accounts under the names of Sikandar Masood Qazi and Talat Masood Qazi for Nawaz Sharif's brother.

Dar denied his statement completely. He stated that he was compelled to sign a pre-written statement. This goes at variance with the facts and the files of NAB. Furthermore, his statement was hand-written and not “pre-written."

The apex court ordered that the NAB prosecutor general's record in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills reference regarding Dar's statement be submitted in court.

Khosa observed that Dar was not a suspect at the time his statement was recorded, adding that a person who is not guilty fights his case rather than accepting acquittal. This observation should make Dar and his accomplices shiver with fear.

A smell is on the horizon indicating that justice is coming.