INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Avenfield properties reference: Nawaz files reply to 55 questionsISLAMABAD: Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
has responded to 55 questions asked to him in Avenfield reference being heard by an accountability court.The reference is related to the
London properties of Sharif family and is among three cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in line with the Supreme
Court's verdict in the landmark Panama Papers case.Speaking to media persons before the hearing, Mr Sharif called his ouster by the top
court as "inappropriate" and "unnecessary"."The court ruling has affected my right to a fair trial," Nawaz said, adding that this was his
constitutional right.Nawaz remarked that he had reservations over some members about the joint investigation team (JIT) which was set up by
Director Wajid Zia, Amer Aziz of the State Bank of Pakistan, SECP Executive Director Communication Bilal Rasool, Irfan Naeem Mangi of
National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Brigadier (retd) Nauman Saeed of the Inter-Services Intelligence and Brigadier Kamran Khurshid from
the Military Intelligence.Nawaz raised objections over all six members of the JIT, adding that some of them were affiliated with different
political parties.On Bilal Rasool, the former premier shared that he is the nephew of former Governor Punjab Mian Azhar
Nawaz further said that Azhar's son Hamid Azhar was photographed with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan on August 24,
in the past and that his wife is a fervent supporter of PTI
With regard to Zia, Nawaz said that the JIT head employed the services of his cousins for the probe
Nawaz also remarked that it was inappropriate to include officers from MI and ISI in the JIT, adding that the JIT report was affected by the
