Daily Times

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Shahid Waheed on Wednesday accepted and application and order to fix for hearing on June 8 petitions requesting to initiate proceedings against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (PM) for his alleged involvement in establishing offshore companies and concealing facts from the public.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Gohar Nawaz Sindhu had moved this application in his already pending constitutional petition seeking inquiry into Panama leaks.

The petitioner has made PM Nawaz Sharif, his two sons Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz, daughter Maryam Nawaz, former interior minister Rehman Malik, the Election Commission of Pakistan, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) as respondents in the petition.

The petitioner’s counsel submitted that top politicians including the prime minister were involved in transferring public money out of Pakistan and establishing off shore companies. He said that public money was invested in offshore companies and it was also not shifted abroad through any legal means.

He asserted that these politicians concealed facts from the public and also did not disclose it while filing their nomination papers for the parliament. He said that after admission of Hussain Nawaz about existence of their companies outside Pakistan, PM should be declared as disqualified to hold top democratic office.

He requested the court to order NAB hold an inquiry of the Panama matter and fix responsibility. He also requested to declare Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other politicians as disqualified. He further requested that the Election Commission of Pakistan be directed to start inquiry against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for concealing facts from the public while submitting nomination papers. He prayed that sons and daughter of PM should also be barred from contesting elections.