ISLAMABAD:
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, senior judge of the capital’s high court, has pointed out that it is very difficult to prove the money trail as former Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa also “failed” to do so.
Justice Kayani made this comment on Monday while hearing a petition filed by Dr Tashfeen Khan against a summons notice issued by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over alleged money laundering.
During the hearing, the petitioner’s lawyer claimed that his client had transferred his money abroad through legal channels and that they could prove the money trail of that transaction.
The judge indicated that he would accept the petitioner’s request if he demonstrated the money trail.
“It is really difficult to prove the money trail. Even Judge Qazi Faez Isa could not prove the money trail,” the judge added, adjourning the case until January 30.
In 2019, the PTI-led government filed a complaint against Justice Isa, then senior SC judge, accusing him of misconduct. The reference maintained that Judge Isa had not mentioned his relatives’ foreign assets in his assets declaration.
On June 19, 2020, a ten-judge plenary session of the Supreme Court annulled the presidential reference.
A money trail refers to the sequence of transactions or movements of money, which is often used to track financial activities and determine the origin, flow, and ultimate destination of funds. It involves documenting how money changes hands or is transferred through various accounts, entities or individuals.
