Justice Isa wife discloses assets details.

Byline: Shahid Rao

ISLAMABAD -- Justice Qazi Faez Isa's wife Thursday showed the documents related to her London properties and explained the income sources through which she purchased the same in United Kingdom.

In her video link statement before a ten-member member of the Supreme Court of Pakistan which heard identical petitions against the Presidential Reference filed against Justice Isa, she requested the bench not to show them to the government. She maintained that all the properties are in her name, one with her son and another with her daughter. These properties were purchase in 2004 and 2013.

'My name on properties is Zarina Montserrat Khoso Carrera, as it is written on my Spanish passport while the total worth of these properties is no more than 700,000 Pound Sterling,' she said adding she paid tax both in Pakistan and United Kingdom.

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In the beginning of the hearing, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, the head of the bench, said that her statement would be recorded.

After hearing her statement, the SC bench advised the wife of Justice Isa to approach tax authorities or Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for explaining her position.

He added that they cannot look at the merit of the case. 'This we have indicated to your husband that the matter should go to the income tax authority,' he added.

Justice Bandial also told her that another forum she may take this record is the SJC and make the statement there as you have strong answer. He maintained, 'We are impressed with your explanation and with your bravery and courage.'

In the beginning of her statement, she thanked the bench for providing her this opportunity. She said, 'I have been asking my husband that why they [authorities] are not asking me about the sources.'

She informed that on the advice of Tahir Naqvi, her counsel, who is no way connected with her husband's law firm, opened Foreign Exchange Currency accounts: one in US Dollar and other Sterling Pound: at Standard Chartered Bank, Karachi. She said, 'I had no connection with the law firm of my husband. I choose my own lawyer.' She told that the money was transferred to United Kingdom through banking channel.

In her almost one hour long statement about her properties and the sources with that London properties were purchased, she seemed sobbing with choked voice on many occasions. She showed her birth certificate, national identity card, issued to her, Spanish passports and visa...