PM Nawaz did not conceal anything about UAE employment, says reply submitted by lawyer

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer Khawaja Harris on Sunday submitted reply in Supreme Court regarding the premier’s employment in a UAE company.

The reply says that PM Nawaz obtained an iqama (work permit) in UAE and then attached it with the nomination papers of General Elections 2013.

While rejecting JIT’s accusation that PM had concealed his employment at an offshore company Capital FZE, Khawaja Harris has stated in the reply that his client had annexed the iqama and employment document at the company with the passport copy submitted along the nomination papers.

As there was no special column for such information, the documents were not shown separately.

Passport copy of PM Nawaz

According to the document obtained by Dunya News, Nawaz Sharif s passport was formed in 2012 and the iqama was received in June 4, 2012 which expired on June 5, 2015. Copies of the passport, all travel details, UAE iqama and listing of Capital FZE chairmanship are included in the nomination papers.

Nomination Papers

The reply further says that Nawaz Sharif does not hold the position of Chief Executive of Chaudhry Sugar Mills. According to SECP documents, the premier remained the shareholder of the mill till June 2016.

PM Nawaz’s lawyer has requested in the reply to dismiss Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) petition in this regard.