Summary Nawaz Sharif was employed as chairman of the board for Capital FZE company in Jafza, Khaleej Times
(Web Desk) - As PM Nawaz Sharif’s counsel resumes his defence against the JIT report, a Dubai based law firm submitted a legal opinion to Pakistan’s Supreme Court on one of the alleged PM’s employment documents which indicated that he was employed by Captial FZE in Jebel Ali Freezone (Jafza) in Dubai until 2014. The firm has confirmed it to be 100 percent legal.
According to the Khaleej Times, the legal firm Khalifa bin Huwaidan Advocates were consulted by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that has submitted a 254-page report to the Pakistan’s Supreme Court into Nawaz’s family wealth. The legal opinion has been based on the UAE labour laws, Khalifa said.
It earlier emerged that Nawaz Sharif was employed as chairman of the board for Capital FZE company in Jafza from August 2006 to April 2014 and was withdrawing a salary of Dh 10,000. However, his employment status was terminated in 2014 after the company was dissolved. This was a year after he became the prime minister of Pakistan for the third time.
The first court hearing was on Monday to decide the fate of the PM, who is contesting the investigations held after the Panama Papers were leaked. The PM has denied any wrong doing.
The Dubai law firm submitted its report to the Supreme Court on Monday. Khalifa bin Huwaidan, lawyer and legal advisor at the firm, told Khaleej Times. “Normally businessmen establish companies in Dubai if they want to maintain a visa status in the company but in this case, (Nawaz Sharif) was an employee in a Jafza-based firm,” he confirmed.
The Sharif family, including Hussain Nawaz, has denied any kind of salary withdrawal from that what was paid by the Dubai firm. Hussain Nawaz further added that his father never received any salary from the aforesaid company. PM Nawaz Sharif was appointed as chairman only for facilitation, and the visa was for visits to the UAE in 2006. However, as per the UAE Labour Law, under the UAE’s Wage Protection System (WPS) all employees have to receive a salary through bank account, failing to do so can contest the firm into a blacklist and can face shutdown.
Nawaz Sharif did not disclose this information before running for the highest public office in 2013, which is against the Constitution of Pakistan, revealed by the JIT report. These findings are based on JIT’s correspondence with Jafza. Verification from a Dubai firm over the legality of the employment contract will leave no room for Nawaz Sharif to contest this in Supreme Court of Pakistan
