Joint Investigation Team (JIT) chief Wajid Zia, in a letter dated Saturday, asked the prime minister to appear before the six-member probe team at 11.00 AM (local time) on June 15 with all documents relevant to the case.
The summon was issued to Sharif, 67, after he returned from his Kazakhstan visit where he attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
Sharif, in Lahore, met with his close confidantes yesterday to discuss the issue. After consulting with his aides, the prime minister has decided to honour the summon and appear before the JIT on Thursday, Dawn News reported.
The Joint Investigation Team, formed by the Supreme Court to probe the money trail of the property owned by the Sharif family in London, had questioned Sharif's sons -- Hussain and Hasan -- last month over the family's alleged improper business dealings.
His eldest son Hussain was questioned five times while Hasan, the younger son, was summoned twice.
On May 5, the Supreme Court set up a high-level six- member JIT to probe Sharif and his sons' alleged corruption in the Panama Papers case.
The JIT is bound to complete the probe in 60 days unless it is granted additional time.
It is for the first time that a sitting prime minister would appear before a high-level probe team traditionally constituted to investigate high-profile criminal cases.
It is not yet clear that Sharif will be questioned for once or would be called again like his two sons.
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