Summary Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah demanded debate on the issue.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The joint parliamentary session today (Monday) witnessed rumpus on the issue of Panama leaks.
During the session, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah demanded debate on the issue.
PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan stated that Prime Minister and his family members are accused of tax evasion.
Meanwhile, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq was reluctant to hold debate as the matter was not included in today’s agenda.
Earlier on April 6, two adjournment motions were filed in the National Assembly seeking debate over documents leaked from a Panama-based law firm that he said indicate that the premier’s sons own several offshore companies.
Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan on Sunday called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign.
Addressing a news conference at his residence in Islamabad, Khan warned he would stage a rally outside Sharif’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore if the prime minister does not quit. He attached no date to the ultimatum.
Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid rejected Khan’s demand, saying Sharif will not quit over "baseless allegations."
Last week, Nawaz Sharif announced the formation of an independent judicial commission to probe whether his family illegally owns offshore companies and property, as indicated in the so-called Panama Papers.
Khan said the Panama Papers show Sharif himself is linked to at least two companies. He also alleged that Sharif and his family were involved in corruption and tax evasion.
A massive leak of more than 11 million documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca — one of the world’s largest creators of shell companies — has been dogging political leaders around the world.
