Imran Khan, the cricketer turned politician from Pakistan, has threatened on Sunday for raising movement against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The opposition leader cites that PM has lost moral authority to rule Pakistan following alleged holding of offshore wealth by his family. The offshore asset holding event has recently been revealed through the leaked Panama Papers.
Khan has availed of the opportunity to revert Panama Papers scandal as a movement to unseat Sharif. The former cricket legend has demonstrated protests in Islamabad for months in 2014 over allegations for adopting fraudulent means in elections. However, his movement has apparently failed to topple down the Nawaz Sharif government, reports Reuters.
An inquiry proposed by the Sahrif government has failed to go far enough which has been cited as the reason behind his announced movement. Khan has demanded inclusion of international forensic auditors in the proposed probe committee while addressing a crowd of tens of thousands in Islamabad on Sunday, according to report published in NDTV.
Khan has also demanded for a commission that has an offshore branch and international investigators. Supporters have nodded their support during Sunday's rally by waving flags while some others chanted slogans like 'Go Nawaz, go', reports Yahoo. Sarif's sons, Hassan and Hussain, and daughter Maryam own at least three offshore holding companies registered in the British Virgin Islands. The asset information has been revealed with the leaked documents from Mossak Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm. The three offshore companies have engaged at least $25 million in property and acquisition deals, suggests a study over Panama Papers conducted by The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Sharif has denied the allegations, saying his children have done nothing illegal. But the opponents have rejected his claims and accused the family for using the tax haven in laundering stolen assets while dodging taxes. Upon widespread calls from different quarters, Sharif has agreed on Friday to allow a Supreme Court appointed inquiry commission to probe. He has also vowed to resign if the proposed probe commission finds any wrongdoing. However, the ruling party has dismissed Khan's latest movement while referring him as opportunity monger. Sharif's supporters also consider that the cricketer turned politician has lost his credibility for his movement against poll rigging since the electoral tribunal has termed the 2013 poll as largely free and fair.
