Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members in the ‘Panama Papers’ leaks case, acting on petitions seeking his disqualification over alleged corruption and illegal possession of assets abroad. The court heard several petitions, including by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which accused Mr. Sharif and his family members of illegally transferring money abroad after the ‘Panama Papers’ leaks showed his family of possessing properties in the United Kingdom. The three-judge SC bench, consisting of Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justices Ijazul Ahsan and Khilji Arif Hussain, adjourned the case for two weeks after initial hearing. Mr. Imran Khan, who is leading the case of alleged corruption against Mr. Sharif, was present in the court. Later, talking to reporters, he said Mr. Sharif was behaving like a king but he would make him accountable before the law.

Source: The Hindu October 20, 2016 09:31 UTC