Maryam Nawaz appears before JIT amid tight security
PESHAWAR, 5 July: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Wednesday appeared before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing Panama Papers case against the Sharif family.
Maryam arrived at the National Judicial Academy at 11:00am amid tight security. A large number of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supporters who arrived from different parts of the country gathered outside the FJA and chanted slogans in support of Maryam Nawaz and she responded to them by waving her hand.
Maryam said prior to appearing before the JIT that she will definitely appear before the probe body. However, he said Nawaz Sharif, being her father, was concerned over her appearance before the JIT.
About 2,500 policemen were deployed in Islamabad on the occasion of appearance of Maryam before the JIT and a number of routes were also closed in Islamabad over security concerns.
The prime minister’s sons Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz have also appeared before the JIT seven and three times respectively. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif have also appeared before the probe body.