Pakistan

International journalists slam Maryam Nawaz for calling Panama Papers ‘crap’

Sherry Rehman hits back saying if Panama Leaks was a four-letter word, why did the PM address the nation on it

News Desk May 02, 2017

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Maryam Nawaz Sharif raised a furore on Twitter over calling Panama papers ‘crap ‘ and saying it had been trashed in the rest of the world.

Panama is crap. Trashed in the rest of the world. Those relying on it to bring down NS wil bite the dust Insha'Allah https://t.co/j17LCdlfvV
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) May 2, 2017

The prime minister’s daughter went on to say that those relying on the papers to bring down Nawaz Sharif would bite the dust.

To add insult to the injury Mayram said the Panama Papers were never about corruption.

“Even the stealers and hackers (read originators) didn't say it was. Losers in imminent danger of being swept away in 2018 pounced upon the conspiracy hatched by evil minds.”

Panama papers were never about corruption. Even the stealers & hackers (read originators) didn't say it was. Losers in imminent danger 1/2
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) May 2, 2017

Of being swept away in 2018 pounced upon the conspiracy hatched by evil minds.
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) May 2, 2017

The comments from the PM’s daughter not only drew ire from local politicians but also from foreign critics.

If #PanamaLeaks was a four-letter word, what is the SC adjudicating? Why did PM address the nation on it?Why did Iceland PM resign?
— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) May 2, 2017

#PanamaIsNotTrash, it has exposed your family's offshore properties that were bought with the laundered money @MaryamNSharif
— PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (@PTIKPOfficial) May 2, 2017

shahi khandan pichley chand din sey kuch ziada hi pareshan nahee nazar a rahey? seem to be shooting themselves in the foot on a daily bases
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 2, 2017

Trashed in the rest of the world? ICYMI: ~150 investigations, audits & investigations #PanamaPapers in ~80 countries https://t.co/wUVbDrL0NP https://t.co/1Xx1a6ueC4
— Frederik Obermaier (@f_obermaier) May 2, 2017

Journalism isn't about bringing down a govrnmt. It's about telling the truth. Like it or not. (& #panamapapers isn't only abt Pakistan, btw) https://t.co/u6XzgZjjce
— Bastian Obermayer (@b_obermayer) May 2, 2017

Now is this mere "crap"? After Iceland PM, Maltese PM in trouble over PanamaLeaks revelations! https://t.co/dbEJGbhVd3
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) May 2, 2017

COMMENTS (25)

zaheer ahmed | 7 years ago | Reply She has to show her credential to be a good politician by having more knowledge and good people around her in Media cell. They will lost every thing for you in credit. The general public and people are not of 1990's and lot of changes has been done due to media, computer,Samrt phones, internet and expanded communication sources as well as knowledge. Be a good mother, grand husband and family with honor.The media cell needs to be refurbished as shallow knowledge, child like people around a leader may deteriorate the image in the minds of people. God bless you with wisdom, honesty, sincerity, truth and trust towards nation.

zaheer ahmed | 7 years ago | Reply She was born with golden spoons and don't know the poor people of the country and their sentiments regarding unemployment, health and education problems, load shedding in this hot days. The Young have less jobs, imports are sky rocketing whereas exports are half of the imports. His grand father definitely worked very hard to establish a business for which he must be respected. Their products were known as of good quality and my father always preferred to go for Ittefaq. The man was honest and hardworking but the Mariyum should weigh before she writes. The same thing happened by his father in the National Assembly that we have all the proofs of the assets but failed to produce it in the court. Definitely they are owners of the properties and they avoid to submit only due to the calculations and details which have no proof or money transfers and just avoid that details.

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Sexton | 7 years ago | Reply @MAJID: Do not fall for the male trap men make for themselves routinely. Women, at the very least, are equally as intelligent as men. I do not necessarily agree with Maryam Sharif, but she makes a valid point. If someone works hard and invests wisely should the Government be allowed to interfere, and decide how it should be invested.? The alternative argument of course is that everybody should pay their fair share of taxes, and shady dealings hide a taxpayers obligations.

False analysis | 7 years ago | Reply Do not defend those cited by the Swiss courts, period.

Atsul | 7 years ago | Reply @aspersions: Looks like you're one of the paid actors too, coming out to defend her without understanding my comments. LOL. I WAS REFERRING TO THEOSE PHOTOSHOPPED IMAGES. Btw, since you have poked me so talking about her acts....well whole world knows about it, they can buy people in power but they can never buy public awareness and truth. Their image have been tarnished and there is no going back. First decades they blamed PPP and Zardari of corruption, even put him in jail but could never proved anything. Now the truth about NS and family in in the aiir and whole world have given the verdict against sharifs.

aspersions | 7 years ago | Reply @Atsul: "We all know what the reality is (emphasis added) so let us see her real side like you show of any other male/female politicians." Instead of casting aspersions through innuendos be explicit if you know the truth. Otherwise, refrain from making such comments.

Imran Qadri | 7 years ago | Reply Panama paper merely prove existence of offshore companies.Having offshore company isn't illegal. Panama papers don't prove that any wrongdoing has been committed otherwise this would have been a simple case.

Alafu | 7 years ago | Reply Please use decent language even if you have differences.

rustam | 7 years ago | Reply @Oblivion: I inclined to agree with you. However, two wrongs don't make a right.Whether NS or AZ they have the same character. May Allah put them on right path and have mercy on simpleton people of Pakistan.

Yasser | 7 years ago | Reply Panama papers is effecting current govt performance. Nawaz Sharif is an elected PM. Panama papers didn't prove that offshore companies were bought from corrupt money, hence I agree with Maryam in this.

Aziz | 7 years ago | Reply Not a lady-like language. And she was the youth leader! No wonder we have wayward youth.

Acorn Guts | 7 years ago | Reply Gone are the times when you could feed false facts to public and get away with.

AK | 7 years ago | Reply She creates her own reality and relishes it. I do not think that she will ever wake up and accept the reality that Pakistan has moved on. Female Don Quixote!

Omar | 7 years ago | Reply Hats off to Imran Khan and others for exposing the ugly truth of the shahi khandan.

Faraz | 7 years ago | Reply It appears Maryam Nawaz has become a victim of her own propaganda.

MAJID | 7 years ago | Reply Alas! Beauty without brains, as the saying goes.

Retired | 7 years ago | Reply She is getting too used to dealing with obsequious, semi-literate, yes men of PML-N I guess! My advice, stick with your 'constituents' and continue to ensure they are never able to objectively evaluate reality! Seems to be working for you so far ......

Mohammed naim | 7 years ago | Reply Yes, I 100% agree with you

Despak | 7 years ago | Reply No justice in Pakistan .... Corrupt rules the corrupt

Sexton | 7 years ago | Reply Maryam's Sharif's comments would be amusing if they were not so hopelessly incorrect. The elite of this world have many financial tools available in order to avoid tax, and the Panama Papers highlighted some of them. Maryam is correct in that many of the world's elite, including government leaders, are evading tax, but allowed to get away with it. Unfortunately for Nawaz Sharif Pakistan appears to have a somewhat different viewpoint from the corrupt Western world.

Atsul | 7 years ago | Reply Other politicians resigned over Panama papers because even though they were corrupt they had some self respect and morality left in them. They were not low lives who have can lie on peoples face for so long.

Atsul | 7 years ago | Reply I wonder if she is paying money to media guys to put that photoshoped innocent angel looking image on news media. Come on journalist/publisher guys she is not a Lux Model so stop portraying her like that. We all know what the reality is so let us see her real side like you show of any other male/female politicians.

Oblivion | 7 years ago | Reply I do not remember Ms. Sherry Rehman ever refer, much less, criticize those who were cited by the Swiss court and those who bought the Surrey Palace.

Aftab Khan | 7 years ago | Reply She is too innocent to be a leader of a Country like Pakistan!!!!!!

So | 7 years ago | Reply So why Sherry had to refer to a 4letter word. She should mind her language, as all ladies do.

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