Pakistan’s Supreme Court Thursday said, a single-member commission will probe allegations made against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family in the Panama Papers case.
The Court expressed strong displeasure at the failure of Sharif’s children to respond to the charges. A five-member bench hearing five identical petitions against Sharif and his family for having illegal assets abroad had directed them on Monday to submit written response.
Sharif’s Counsel today submitted his response in court along with that of his son-in-law Muhammad Safdar. But his daughter Maryam and son Hussain and Hasan failed to comply. The Prime Minister denied holding any offshore companies and maintained that he is a regular taxpayer. The next hearing will be held on Monday.