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  Pakistan reviews names to probe Panama leaks

Pakistan reviews names to probe Panama leaks

Published : Apr 7, 2016, 12:21 am IST
Updated : Apr 7, 2016, 12:21 am IST

Pakistan was on Wednesday reviewing the names of retired judges and code of conduct for the judicial commission to probe the Panama leaks.

Pakistan was on Wednesday reviewing the names of retired judges and code of conduct for the judicial commission to probe the Panama leaks. Law minister Zahid Hamid and other legal experts held a meeting here to discuss the matter. Name of a retired judge will be forwarded to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for final approval.

Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced the formation of a commission to investigate allegations made in the so-called Panama Papers that linked his family to a series of offshore companies. “I have decided to set up a high level judicial commission headed by a retired judge of the Supreme Court. This commission will decide after its investigation that what is reality and how much weight these allegations should be given,” the Prime Minister said in a television address broadcast nationwide.

The leaked papers, comprising 11.5 million documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, exposes how some of the world’s most powerful people have secreted their money offshore, and also implicated Prime Minister Sharif’s sons Hasan Nawaz Sharif and Hussain Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif.

“Some of my friends advised me that because there are no allegations against me and that both of my sons are adults and responsible for their own affairs, I should remain separate from this issue,” he said in the address.

“But, I want the facts to be presented before the nation and every Pakistani should be aware of the reality of the allegations,” he continued.

When the Panama Papers were first released, Mr Sharif’s son Hussain Nawaz Sharif denied the allegations, saying his family had done “nothing wrong.”

Location: Pakistan, Islamabad