Opposition parties to convene meeting today over Panama leaks
Parties will attempt to prepare TORs for the commission that will probe Panama leaks
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Meeting of the opposition parties has been scheduled for today in Islamabad for consultation on the Panama leaks, Dunya News reported Monday.
The parties will attempt to finalise Terms of References (TORs) for the commission that would probe the leaks. On the other hand, the government has also called a meeting today.
Senior leaders of different opposition parties will meet at Opposition Leader in the Senate, Pakistan Peoples Party s (PPP) Aitzaz Ahsan’s house. Agenda of the meeting is to finalise a course-of-action against the government, focusing on Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s accountability.
The meeting will be attended by members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Awami National Party (ANP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q), Qaumi Watan Party (QWP), Awami Muslim League (AML) and representatives of Supreme Court bar, along with the host, PPP.
The leaders will discuss the letter written by PM Nawaz to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali while Supreme Court (SC) bar’s and JI’s TORs will be discussed as well.
The matter of conducting forensic audit of Sharif family’s wealth will be part of the discussion also.
The Prime Minister had earlier written to CJP Jamali for establishment of a commission to probe the leaks against him. Opposition parties mainly Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan had demanded the government to form a judicial commission headed by the CJP.
Sharif family came under fire after Panama-based law firm s documents were leaked and published in Panama Papers. Over 140 leaders of the world were alleged of evading taxes by stashing wealth abroad. They were alleged of illegal dealings through offshore companies.
PTI chief seems hell-bent on having the issue probed by the supreme judicial officer of the country.
Meanwhile, different opposition parties were seen consolidating ever since Prime Minister s family was named in the leaks. It should be noted here that PM Nawaz was not directly alleged but his daughter and family members were.
