Looting national wealth, stashing it abroad extraordinary crime: CJP

A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday conducted hearing into a case regarding Pakistanis' assets and accounts abroad in Islamabad.

During the proceedings, the chief justice remarked it is not an ordinary crime to loot the national wealth and stash it abroad. The case will be heard on daily basis, the CJP further added.

Attorney General Anwar Mansoor sought a week's time to submit details about the assets then the hearing was adjourned for a week.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court bench also ordered formation of a Joint Investigation Team to probe the case pertaining to transfer of money through fake bank accounts.

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