Says neither a sitting judge nor a retired judge can do the job
Eminent lawyer and senior leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan on Sunday called for a forensic audit of Panama Papers, rejecting the idea that the task should be assigned to sitting judge of the country’s top court.
Speaking to media, he said the audit should be carried out through an international audit firm instead of a sitting or a retired judge.
“Neither a sitting judge nor a retired judge can do the job as judges remain confined in their rooms,” said Ahsan. He said only experts form an international firm could ascertain as to how the money was transferred from Pakistan.
The PPP senator called for accountability of all the individuals whose names are included in the tax documents leaked from a Panamanian firm.
“The family of our prime minister has also been found involved, and his son Hussain Nawaz has admitted to owning offshore companies,” he said.
He said Pakistan’s money should be brought back from wherever it has been stashed.
The PPP stalwart also expressed mistrust about Nawaz Sharif, citing past investigations into matters involving the prime minister. He said according to the Supreme Court decision in the Asghar Khan case, Nawaz Sharif received Rs 9.5 from the Inter-Services Intelligence in 1990s.
