Opposition parties fail to agree on demanding PM Nawaz's resignation
Senior leaders of different opposition parties will meet at Aitzaz Ahsan's house today
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Opposition parties could not strike consensus over demanding Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s resignation in Panama leaks issue, Dunya News reported Monday.
Sources privy to opinion leaders of different political parties have said that opposition failed to find common grounds in seeking Prime Minister’s resignation.
Reportedly, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Awami National Party (ANP) and others did not table any such demand whereas Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) have demanded the Prime Minister to resign.
Opposition Leader in the Senate Aitzaz Ahsan, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Khursheed Shah and PTI’s vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi held a brief meeting today to discuss different matters related to the joint session that is scheduled to be held today.
Opposition leaders in NA and Senate clicked with Shah Mehmood
Meeting of the opposition parties is scheduled in Islamabad today for consultation on strategy against the government over Panama leaks.
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 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.
The leaders will deliberate over the letter written by PM Nawaz to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali.
The matter of conducting forensic audit of Sharif family’s wealth will be a 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.