ISLAMABAD, Jan. 15 -- A joint investigation team constituted by the Supreme Court to probe the transfer of Pakpattan shrine's land in 1985 found Nawaz Sharif responsible for the illegal transfer of the land.

The JIT head Hussain Asghar told the apex court that the former Prime Minister had transferred the land illegally in 1985 when he was chief minister of Punjab.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar heard the case pertaining to the transfer of 14,000 kanals of land of the Pakpattan shrine to Dewan Ghulam Qutab in 1985.

JIT head Dr Hussain Asghar submitted the inquiry report in the court.

The inquiry report stated that the then CM Punjab Nawaz Sharif had illegally transferred the land. "The first inquiry report submitted ...