Pak PM served notice over Panama Papers
Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to Nawaz Sharif and his family members in the ' Panama Papers' leaks case, acting on petitions seeking his disqualification over alleged corruption and illegally possessing assets abroad.
The court heard several petitions, including by Imran Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which accused Sharif and his family members of illegally transferring money abroad after the 'Panama Papers' leaks showed his family of possessing properties in the UK.
In addition to Sharif, the court also issued notices his daughter Maryam, sons Hasan and Hussain, son-in-law Muhammad Safdar, finance minister Ishaq Dar, director general Federal Investigation Agency, chairman Federal Board of Revenue, and the attorney general.
Meanwhile, unnamed sources told Pakistani newspaper The News International that Nawaz Sharif government will likely to arrest cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan before November 2, when Imran plans to shut down Islamabad with an anti-Sharif protest.
"Sources disclosed that it was likely that several key leaders of the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf) as well as party chairman Imran Khan would be placed under house arrest, in order to thwart their efforts to mobilize a huge crowd against the government," the newspaper wrote.
The former Pakistan cricket captain and his party are protesting Sharif's "lack of accountability" after the Panama Papers leak implicated him. PTI plans an 'Islamabad lockdown', to block the city and stop the government from functioning.
Representatives of Sharif's party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), said recently that "no one would be allowed to block Islamabad and any such move would be resisted by the government," The News wrote.
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