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Maryam Nawaz told the accountability court on Friday that the trust deeds related to the offshore companies Nielsen and Nescoll were original but the Panamagate Joint Investigation Team (JIT) had deliberately declared them false in order to name her and her husband Captain Safdar in the Avenfield properties reference.
Maryam continued her testimony in the reference for a second consecutive day today under Section 342 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and pointed out what she said were several flaws in the way the trust deeds were examined.
At the outset, PML-N quaid Nawaz Sharif's daughter confirmed the statements her brother Hussain had made in interviews given to some media outlets, and said that he was the real beneficial owner of the British Virgin Islands offshore companies Nielsen and Nescoll, which held the Avenfield apartments.
Maryam testified that she had "produced two declarations of trust deeds certified by the notary public as true and exact copies of original".
Read more: Falsified documents used to mislead SC on Mayfair apartments: JIT report
Regarding the engagement of the services of forensic expert Robert M. Radley — who in his report stated that the trust deeds were false and fabricated — she said that the Supreme Court, in its order of April 20, "never directed the JIT to make me and my husband a part of its investigation".
"The JIT decided on its own — without any reference of an SC order — to procure the so-called expert opinion on the trust deeds with mala fide intentions."
Maryam further said that the forensic expert was engaged by Akhtar Riaz Raja, who happened to be a first cousin of JIT head Wajid Zia.
There is no plausible reason as to why Radley's services were engaged through Raja when the said expert could have been engaged by the JIT through the Foreign Office as Zia had admitted during cross-examination, Maryam said, adding, "In fact, services were engaged through Raja to procure an utterly false and manipulated report which suits the designs of the JIT — to implicate me and my husband in the case."
Regarding the use of Calibri font — which, according to Radley, was not commercially available in February 2006 when the trust deed was signed — Maryam testified that Radley "during his cross-examination admitted that there was a pre-release of Window Vista Beta-1 version, which was available in April 2005, with subsequent versions in September and October 2005."
During her testimony, Maryam also said that her grandfather Mian Muhammad Sharif looked after the entire family, provided them expenses and even fixed pocket money for each family member.
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May 25, 2018 12:47pm
Thank you for finally saying something related to the case. Maybe your dad needs to do the same.
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May 25, 2018 12:51pm
How many statements will you change Mariam Safdar? Regardless of contradictory statements the Sharif family still has to provide the money trail. If the money is legitimate then they have nothing to worry about.
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May 25, 2018 01:25pm
This is a straight case. Shared family has committed all sort of corruption and plundered millions of dollars from the country of majority of needy persons. There should not be any delaying tactic allowed. People if Pakistan are tired of waiting. Business and daily bread earners are effected badly.
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May 25, 2018 01:29pm
What a blatant liar. She is on record with Sana Bucha interview admitted that she and her siblings do not owe anything outside Pakistan.
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May 25, 2018 01:30pm
She is always contradicting herself. I really hope the judiciary takes this case seriously, and makes an example of the Sharifs and sends them to prison.
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May 25, 2018 01:42pm
They have become master of lying or else the cronies from legal fraternity are misguiding them. Sons have said one thing, father denying everything and now daughter completely confused. The crux is that this is the only time in their reign when they have lost the power of dictation which the khandan still refuses to accept.
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May 25, 2018 01:44pm
Lies, lies and more lies to hide the previous lies. I think you should stop this nonsense. After denying for so long, now these flats belong to your family. How nice. Aren't you and your family ashamed?.
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May 25, 2018 01:50pm
I wish I can buy property in Pakistan from my pocket money ? who they making foul here
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May 25, 2018 01:54pm
I wish I had such a grandfather who gave me fixed pocket money. I would also be a billionaire by now.
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May 25, 2018 02:01pm
This whole family really believes that ALL Pakistanis are stupid. No madam. The game is over for you and your family.
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May 25, 2018 02:12pm
There are several criminal and civil cases that dealt with the issue of Calibri font and it's first commercial as well as beta version release by Microsoft. However, the same font was available in 2004 without the MS bundle but separately sold through various vendors which any entity could have bought and installed on a PC or even a MAC. So if the grounds of rendering the Deed due to its use of Calibri font on the date stated is totally false. Calibri fonts have been in use commercially since 2001.
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May 25, 2018 02:18pm
I am surprised how this entire family has survived on pocket money all these years
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May 25, 2018 02:19pm
Mockery of the natuon.
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May 25, 2018 02:39pm
Let me make two comments. First no real business in Western world run a business based on ant beta software. you can not make fools of the world all the time.
Stop lying and face the music.
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May 25, 2018 02:39pm
JIT is the darkest thing which happened to this country and the reputation of the judiciary.They did not investigate anything but run a Go Get Sharifs campaign with ulterior motives and also bought bad name to the SC.
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May 25, 2018 02:40pm
@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan Still no money trail? I agree brother.
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May 25, 2018 02:47pm
Easy. Email Hussein and Hassan, tell them to scan a copy of the nescoll and Nielsen documents showing company being transferred to them in 2006, and also the original incorporation documents from 93/96 which should show the Qatari as owner. Submit these in court on Monday, and you'll walk away free.
I don't know why they didn't do this on day 1...unless these documents don't exist?
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May 25, 2018 02:59pm
How many statements would this family change? Certified liars
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May 25, 2018 03:01pm
All these lies. All these never ending lies!!
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May 25, 2018 03:10pm
She has 1,000,000 excuses and accepts 0 responsibility.
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May 25, 2018 03:11pm
Next Week after June first, Red Warrants will be issued.
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May 25, 2018 03:17pm
But you said in interview that you and your brothers have have no properties in Pakistan or abroad. Now you are saying brother owns those flats. At least one of those statements is a lie which disqualify you from contesting any future election.
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May 25, 2018 03:18pm
There should be a separate case against her for changing statements
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May 25, 2018 03:25pm
The amount of lies is unbelievable. Grandfather gives wealth to grandchildren skipping a generation and off course ignores the children of one son, Abbas Sharif.
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May 25, 2018 03:35pm
@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan what statement she has changed?
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May 25, 2018 03:36pm
@Taimoor khan she only say about her in that interview not about brothers.
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May 25, 2018 03:47pm
its so funny that neilson and nescol is owned my hussain nawaz
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May 25, 2018 03:50pm
@F Khan say whatever you like, but regardless you guys hate JIT, what they brought on surface is hard to deny. Shame, shame, shame.
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May 25, 2018 04:04pm
@Saad
She said in that interview that I own no property in london or abroad. Then she said she wonders where they find these properties in her name, her mother's name, her brother's name, or her sister's name. Which implies that none of the before mentioned own any property. Don't forget this was in 2012 and according to her she signed the trust deed in 2006 so she would have been aware of exactly who owned what property when. But she didn't say that did she?
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May 25, 2018 04:10pm
@F Khan
For argument's sake, lets agree JIT is the darkest thing ever. But why can't nawaz and co present the money trail? If they are saying that Hussein and Hassan have the money trail....why can't Hussein and Hassan just scan and email the relevant documents over? What kind of kids are these that they wont help thier father and sister?
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May 25, 2018 04:18pm
So finallt the truth is out, Maryam and NS are nothing to do London flats,just tell us where her brothers got the money from when they were studying.That should be straight forward answer to give.
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May 25, 2018 04:56pm
Lucky grand children who made flats in UK out of their Pocket Money.
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May 25, 2018 05:20pm
What is pathetic and ironic is that there are still large masses that think they are innocent and are the best thing that happened to Pakistan
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May 25, 2018 05:38pm
How long will you continue to lie about this Calibri font issue.
The creator of the font has stated multiple times that the changes of anyone using this font at that point in time were close to nil.
How many businesses do you know of that use beta software? The idea of it is crazy.
Basically her argument is: The point is not that I have been caught telling lies.The issue really is why were they even investigating me!
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May 25, 2018 05:44pm
@Ed Melik, Esq. Perhaps you are right, however, knowing their background, all the wealth accumulation and disproportionate increase during time in power, Hassan and Husain being too young, all other references like Saf pani, LE Park scams and so on, do you really think they would have gone this far in any western country??
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May 25, 2018 05:52pm
To hide one lie one has to tell 100 lies. This proverb very easily fit the testimonies given by the Sharif family from time to time. It all started on the floor of the august house when Nawaz Sharif lied about the imaginary money trail and further cemented his lies by promising to produce all documents in support of his money trail, from then on the add ons is coming.
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May 25, 2018 06:14pm
Lies and more lies She had said before that her brothers and her didn’t own any property in London
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May 25, 2018 06:17pm
Corruption catches up sooner or later and one has to begin telling a lie to cover a lie.
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May 25, 2018 06:49pm
She is liar
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May 25, 2018 06:52pm
I hope judiciary decides this case purely based on the evidence. There should not be any political motivation or public pressure. People in Pakistan would like to see its judiciary as independent and non political.
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May 25, 2018 06:53pm
Now some truth is coming forward from her mouth. She has been telling false statements.
Time for her to go to jail.
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May 25, 2018 07:06pm
@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan you are very right. This is an irony of fate that being a laywoman,she is putting forward her advices to the members of JIT,experts in their domain, how to affect performance of their duties. As we all, except Ms Mariam, know that the issue under the JIT probe,was related to unearth events and sources which fell in line to purchase the Avenfield properties in UK,therefore, any document connected to this transaction becomes an important lead & as such requires checking of its authenticity in the first place. She is just beating about the bush also in case of Mr. Riddley’s statement with regard to window vista beta 1 version being available in 2005. He clearly mentioned that though existing but not commercially available till 2007 which is beyond that date when the deed was mutated.In essence, she is telling nothing new and still not coming up with information that how her brother being dependent became billionaire in a matter of few years to purchase this property
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May 25, 2018 07:15pm
@Saad Khan if this wish which is legal wish comes true then you can see New Pakistan and by setting a good example for future politicians.Saad you thought is right thought.
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May 25, 2018 07:30pm
Jail will be a very soft and resting place for them. Don't send them there. The best punishement for Shareefs is, first put them on ECL, strip them off their illegally acquired wealth. They will know how a poor (because of their loot) Pakistani suffers in his daily life!
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May 25, 2018 07:33pm
@Amjad Durrani Engineer USA very right Sir
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May 25, 2018 08:11pm
@Ed Melik, Esq. what are your credentials for making this statement. thi goes against the stance of Microsoft and forensic bodies
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May 25, 2018 08:16pm
In a mafia family, it doesn't matter which individual holds the title. It is jointly held and the benefits shared.
Ms. Nawaz has clearly identified that with her statements.
Please throw the entire clan and any of their associates behind bars.
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May 25, 2018 08:52pm
@babu - Very good point.
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May 25, 2018 09:06pm
Stop lying, enough is enough. We need severe accountability on PMLN and PPP. Then we need to cute the terrorist ANP, MQM, TTP, BLA and PTM terror groups.
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May 25, 2018 09:18pm
Yes Hussain Nawaz at age 10 years was an amazing businessman making hundreds of millions of dollars. Then he should be able to provide verifiable information on his massive earnings
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May 25, 2018 09:25pm
The court is never going to believe that. The money trail leads right up to the Sharif family doorstep. Her grandfather put everything in trust for them and the rest of the family knew nothing about their own finances! Of course.
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May 25, 2018 09:25pm
@Ed Melik, Esq. Are you dreaming? Wake up.
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May 25, 2018 09:29pm
@Fahad Arshad Pocket money is just pocket money. I used to get pocket money, like most people do, but that was not enough to buy anything more than a kite.
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May 25, 2018 09:55pm
So your grandfather gave you guys pocket money and you purchased millions of pounds worth flats in up town London.
Actually your grandfather for some reason gave Hussain and Hassan more than other grandchildren inc his own children ie Nawaz and Shabaz.
I believe you madam 100%, but did you put your pocket money in millions in your pocket or did you carry it to UK in suit cases or may to Dubai on camels and then suit cases from Dubai to London. Did UAE or UK authorities knew this?
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May 25, 2018 09:55pm
If no one accepting these flats, maddam I am ready to be declared as beneficial owner
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May 25, 2018 10:02pm
How old was Hussain Nawaz when those flats were purchased. Again you guys making technical mistakes, like you did in callibri font.
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May 25, 2018 10:15pm
@F Khan Are you sure you are talking about JIT or Shariff''s ? look at the facts in the face!
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May 25, 2018 10:21pm
@Arshad patel I fully agree with Arshad Patel.
Death sentence is not that much punishment for these looters compared to returned of total wealth looted from this nation . After all Al the crimes committed for wealth.
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May 25, 2018 10:43pm
Regardless of what you think of JIT, they are still the official team who looked into the wrong doings by the Sharif family, including you and your husband, on the directions of the SUPREME COURT. The whole case is about dishonesty, corruption, lying and falsifying documents, money laundering, did I miss something on this list.
As for the grandfather providing expenses and pocket money, I understand that part, but mills?
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May 26, 2018 12:40am
You can fool some of the people all of the time, you can fool all the people some of the time BUT you can't fool all the people all of the time.
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May 26, 2018 02:41am
Too many stories. Hard to know what to believe and what not to.
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May 26, 2018 03:32am
That may be true, and her brothers are the owner of the companies. But the question remains where did they get the funds to establish the business. They, of course, had no apparent means. Just because the father passed on the ill-gotten money onto his sons, it does not make the father NOT-guilty.
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May 26, 2018 08:00am
@Taimur how many times IK changed stories?
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May 26, 2018 03:38pm
Sharif family thinks that the nation is fool.
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May 26, 2018 06:19pm
@babu
Babu is justified. If bank robber, robbery hands over entire loot to his
sons. When arrested simply say I have not done anything and have nothing hidden.
When asked how come your teenagers have that much looted funds. Same answer
go and ask them in the country where they live. This is last defence but to no use.
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May 27, 2018 01:48pm
in that case why is shabaz then not on equal par, obviously hamza was his grandson too. to hide one lie you need to tell another 100, shame on pakistan . when the PM is corrupt and hides behind the fact that his sons are foreign national, when all over the world the PM sets an example for HIS country, here you have stolen , worked for another country and can't bring your kids to testify because they have no loyalty to pakistan.
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May 27, 2018 02:30pm
@Ed Melik, Esq. Using a font that has not been released commercially for commercial documents is pretty slim.
Fonts, before the commercial release are an interest of a Graphic Designers not lawyers and people typing deeds. Most of the users doesn't even know how to install fonts especially
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May 27, 2018 02:39pm
You tell a lie and repeat it until people start believing it.............that's the real motive of sharif and company.
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May 27, 2018 11:54pm
Where did your family get the money to afford those apartments? What is the core business activity of Nielson and Nescoll companies? Where did the funds come into these two companies to conduct business on a daily basis?
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