Summary The Prime Minister will attend the proceedings of the House on Friday.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the National Assembly proceedings on Friday.
Replying to a point of order raised by Leader of the Opposition in the House, Pervaiz Rashid said the Prime Minister will answer questions raised by the opposition.
He said the Prime Minister will attend an already scheduled meeting of national institutions today and tomorrow he will go to Tajikistan. Therefore, the Prime Minister will attend the proceedings of the House on Friday.
The Minister said the Prime Minister is not hesitant to attend the House proceedings.
He recalled that the Prime Minister has already written to Chief Justice of Pakistan to set up a commission to probe Panama Leaks. He said the government has also prepared Terms of Reference (TORs) of the commission. He said the opposition has also prepared their TORs.
Pervaiz Rashid said the Prime Minister wants to present truth before the commission. However, he regretted that now there is less talk on the commission by the opposition. He said the opposition is now more interested that the Prime Minister should come to the House and speak on the issue.
Earlier, on a point of order, Leader of the Opposition Syed Khurshid Shah said the Prime Minister should take the Parliament into the confidence on the Panama Papers issue.
He said the opposition wants to maintain the respect and decorum of the House and does not want to vitiate the atmosphere.
The Leader of the Opposition along with opposition members staged a walkout from the House saying that they will attend the session on Friday.
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is under immense pressure after leaked documents from the Panama-based Mossack Fonseca law firm showed that his daughter Mariam and sons Hussain and Hassan owned at least three offshore holding companies registered in the British Virgin Islands.
Political opponents, notably Imran Khan, have accused Sharif’s family of having gained the funds illegally through corruption during his two previous stints as prime minister in the 1990s.
Sharif and his family have denied any wrongdoing, saying the assets were gained legally, mainly through the family’s network of businesses and industries in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
