LAHORE: Following a court hearing for the petitions filed against 436
Pakistanis mentioned in the Panama Papers, Supreme Court (SC)
, on Thursday, issued notices to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and federal government for further action.
The petitions were heard by a two-member bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal. Petitioner Advocate Tariq Asad said that people use corrupt means to form offshore companies and use them for tax evasion. He asked for action to be taken against such
Pakistanis. Justice Ejaz Afzal replied that action would be taken against tho
se who possess assets beyond their declared source of inc
ome. He also said that NAB would take action against
them.
SC also combined Jamat-e-Islami Chief Siraj-ul-Haq’s petition with that of Tariq Asad, noting that corruption is present in all institutions. It then issued notices to federal government and NAB.
In July, SC also disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case verdict.
