PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIF RESIGNS AFTER PANAMA PAPERS VERDICT
August 1st, 2017
THE PANAMA Papers leak has claimed its latest high profile political scalp – Nawaz Sharif, 67, who has resigned as Prime Minister of Pakistan, following the unanimous decision, on July 28, by the country’s Supreme Court to disqualify him from office.
The ruling came after an investigation panel’s probe into his family’s wealth, following the 2015 leak of documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, linking Mr Sharif’s four children to offshore companies.
In court, the five judges said the panel’s May 8 report stated Mr Sharif had not ...
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