Investigation Committee Rejects Accusations Of Dr Shahid Masood Regarding Zainab's Convict

The joint investigation team (JIT) probing TV anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood's claims regarding the Zainab murder case convict submitted its report to the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Islamabad , (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 01st Mar, 2018) The joint investigation team (JIT) probing tv anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood's claims regarding the Zainab murder case convict submitted its report to the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Submitting its report today, the JIT has declared baseless all of the 18 allegations levelled by the anchorperson. The JIT report states that no proof was found of any foreign influence or political connections with the high-profile rape and murder case.

Moreover, the report states that the rejection of the convict's multiple bank accounts had already been issued by the relevant authority. It also states that no links of the convict with an international mafia or a serving Federal minister were found.

On Jan 28 in Lahore, a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar took up the anchorperson's allegations that the suspect had several bank accounts and was part of an international ring involving government officials.

"You said there is evidence of 37 accounts, please present it," the chief justice had asked the anchorperson. Punjab government's spokesperson Malik Ahmad Khan immediately categorically dismissed reckless allegations of Dr. Shahid Masood while terming them an attempt to belittle the provincial government's efforts.