- Starts movement against Panama Leaks
- Defers Intra-Party polls to pursue panama leaks issue
ISLAMABAD, April 11: Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Monday said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make his taxes and assets public over Panama leaks as the British PM Cameron has put forward his record regarding taxes in front of the nation.
The recent massive leak of 11.5 million documents exposing secret offshore dealings and hidden offshore assets of around 140 political figures including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family has raised the political temperature in Pakistan.
Several leaders have demanded Prime Minister Nawaz to resign over Panama leaks while the leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has announced the establishment of an independent judicial commission to probe whether his family illegally owns offshore companies and Continued on page 7
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In a Twitter post, PTI Chief Imran Khan stated that British Prime Minister David Cameron has publicised his all the assets and tax declaration. The leader also asked whether PM Nawaz would show courage to make his assets list public.
Earlier, Imran Khan on Sunday called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign over documents leaked from a Panama-based law firm that he said indicate that the premier’s sons own several offshore companies.
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 premier 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.” Khan said the Panama Papers show Sharif himself is linked to at least two companies. Khan also alleged that Sharif and his family were involved in corruption and tax evasion.
Khan stated that the intra-party elections of PTI have been postponed as the entire focus is upon the movement against the Panama Leaks. Khan invited labourers, members of civil society and judiciary to take part in his movement, adding that “this is a golden opportunity to wipe out corruption from the country”.
PTI chief added that if the people do not protest against corruption then the rulers will keep looting the country. He said that the Panama Leaks does not cater to a certain party but is a national issue.
He stated that he will try to add more parties in the Raiwind March to make it a success.
He stated that PTI is going to organise a “huge show” on April 24, adding that “we shall see till April 24 if the government makes a commission under the Chief Justice or not”.-Agencies
