Ayaz urges JIT to avoid controversy

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LAHORE: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq says the decision in the Panama Papers case will be acceptable to all if it is based on merit.

Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, he stressed that the joint investigation team probing the money-laundering allegations on the Sharif family should not make itself controversial. “If the JIT works within the ambit of law, no one will have reservations against it,” he said and added that the person involved in releasing the picture of Hussain Nawaz had yet to be taken to task.

Asked about granting NOC to former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif to head a Saudi alliance against terrorism, Mr Sadiq said: “I have no knowledge about it. However, if this matter comes to the National Security Committee, I will look into this.”

Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2017

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Tasdook Mirza UK

Jun 22, 2017 01:30pm

Sir Mr Speaker Ayaz Sadiq pls keep yourself neutral, bcs you are bias in NA. nation and members of NA are not satisfied with your attitude.

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Parvez

Jun 22, 2017 01:33pm

PML-N building grounds to reject the SC verdict IF it goes against them.......how transparent........and isn't the speaker supposed to be neutral ?

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Friend of a friend

Jun 22, 2017 01:48pm

Mr Ayaz Saddiq the judgement will be on more than 1000 pages,and will set a precedent in law history. So better wait for it.

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Stay out

Jun 22, 2017 01:52pm

Controversial speaker should stay out of it!

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sara.afdal

Jun 22, 2017 01:54pm

Looks like people have already given the judgement before JIT completes its investigation. The nation is politically divided.

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Loimashar

Jun 22, 2017 02:48pm

There are no if's and but's Mr speaker. The eventual verdict is coming from the superior court, not the JIT. You are supposed to be neutral and show respect to the judiciary.

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Loimashar

Jun 22, 2017 02:50pm

@Friend of a friend ... The number of pages don't matter, it is the content. His statement indicates that PMLN will not accept it, if it is not in their favour.

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Muhammad Irfan

Jun 22, 2017 02:57pm

The messages from the politician is a game played with plans. I am unable to understand what is the merit and demerit. If the decision is not asper your wishes with all efforts to pressurized all institutions is not on merit and will not be acceptable. Till now you are playing very well and now you might have started thinking darker side of your game and you started using the merits. where is your merits in all your rulings. For God sake don't influence the institutions let them complete their job they are already under stress and put on stake themselves and their family and we don't know weather they will stand or bow down.

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Syed Farrukh

Jun 22, 2017 04:07pm

“If the JIT works within the ambit of law, no one will have reservations against it,” Ayaz Sadiq Speaker of National Assembly, are your Government working within the law of the land? very ridiculous, first you have to prove that you all are Sadiq and Ameen than you can point the finger on JIT

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morefakenews

Jun 22, 2017 06:06pm

@Syed Farrukh exactly.

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