Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
During the hearing, the party contended that the Sharif family owned both Nelson and Nescol companies in 1999. According to party sources, the new 'evidence' was brought from London.
PPP terms premier's move 'shameful'
Separately, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khurshid Shah said the submission of a letter purportedly written by a Qatari royal before the apex court in connection with Panamagate had cast doubts on the Sharifs. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists in Faisalabad. Shah described the premier's move to present the letter to shield himself from being probed as shameful.
He said the PPP had always upheld the supremacy of the Parliament. Had the party sided with Imran Khan during the PTI's sit-in, he said, democracy would be nowhere to be seen.
On Saturday, PTI chairman Imran Khan said the party would submit “more incriminating evidence” against the ruling Sharif family to substantiate its case in the Supreme Court.
Imran also said he wanted to plead the case in the top court himself, but some of his associates believed that it would be better to engage professional lawyers. He said his party had brought the matter before the apex court and the court should seek the relevant information from the departments concerned.
Panamagate hearing: PTI set to submit ‘damning evidence’
The PTI chairman claimed his party had already won on the political front, as everyone was questioning the authenticity of the money trail provided by the PML-N, including the letter of the Qatari prince. He said that if his party lost the legal battle, he would launch a public mobilisation campaign and prepare for next general elections.
On November 17, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif submitted his reply in the ongoing Panamagate case in which he claimed that PTI’s proof against him was baseless. The premier told the court that Imran Khan had not produced solid evidences, saying that all petitions must be dismissed.
PTI backs PPP’s four demands, says Qureshi
On November 15, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz submitted documentary evidence on the legitimacy of their assets before the top court, claiming a Qatari prince paid for their London apartment.
On November 3, the premier denied holding offshore companies in a written response to the Supreme Court on Panamagate petitions. In his reply, the PM said he had declared all his assets in 2013, hence was not liable for disqualification under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution.
The Panama Papers on April 3 revealed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s three children were among dozens of powerful people who own offshore companies in international tax havens. The revelations had whipped up a storm with political parties calling for the Sharif family’s accountability.
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