ISLAMABAD: Additional Director General (ADG) Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Wajid Zia is to head the Joint Investigation Team ordered by the Supreme Court in the Panama case since two FIA ADGs went on a leave.
FIA ADG Captain (retired) Ahmed Lateef and ADG Doctor Shafeeq gave medical reasons for leave.
Zia is the only ADG in the department since after his counterparts took leave from office.
According to the verdict passed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the Panama case a JIT will be made to probe into the financial matters of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the six-member team will comprise of the following officers:
FIA officer
A senior Officer of the Federal Investigation Agency, who will not be below the rank of Additional Director General. The FIA officer will head the investigation team.
NAB representative
Despite expressing their lack of trust in the National Accountability Bureau chairman to investigate the matter, a representative of NAB will also be part of the six-member JIT.
SECP officer
A nominee of the Security & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). Having investigative and enforcement powers, the SECP is responsible for regulation and supervision of the corporate sector, capital market, insurance companies, and non-banking finance companies.
Here, the SECP will play his part in the investigation team as he would be familiar with issues of money laundering and white collar crimes.
State Bank of Pakistan nominee
As the probe involves a lot of financial transactions, an official of the country’s central bank will also be on the investigation team.
ISI officer
The Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency, will also be represented by on the team by a seasoned officer nominated by ISI Director-General Lt-Gen Naveed Mukhtar.
MI officer
The Military Intelligence will also be part of the team, with a seasoned officer nominated by its director-general.
