Investigation for Panama Leaks should begin from PM: Aitzaz Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party parliamentarian Aitzaz Ahsan said on Wednesday that investigation for the Panama Leaks should begin from the Prime Minister.

Speaking to the media after his meeting with Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq, Aitzaz Ahsan said that the opposition had shown flexibility on the issue of terms of reference of the judicial commission which would probe the Panama Leaks. “We agreed to 70 percent of what the government had to say,” he said.

He added that despite eight sittings together the government did not listen to the opposition. “Representatives of the government who attend meetings only want to save the prime minister,” he said.

References for disqualification of the Prime Minister for owning offshore accounts named in the Panama Leaks were heard by the Election Commission of Pakistan today. 

A meeting had been held between Leader of the Opposition Syed Khursheed Shah and federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday in which both had agreed on the formation of a new law to investigate the Panama Leaks.   

MQM unaffected from ToRs Committee

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement held an emergency press conference at its nine zero headquarters. During the meeting the party decided to remain silent over the ToR issue. 

The party's top leadership Rabita Committee placed a ban on its political activities for an unspecified period of time.