The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will devise a plan for a protest it will launch against the government for its failure to hold the prime minister accountable for his family’s alleged connection to offshore companies named in the Panama Papers.
“All those who have been named in the Panama Papers should be held accountable,” senior PPP leader Aitezaz Ahsan told reporters in Karachi, a news channel reported on Monday.
“Nawaz Sharif and his family are actually looking for a way out,” he said.
He added that the PPP will announce its protest plan this month. “It is very possible that protests announced by different political parties consolidate into one large movement,” he said.
“We have shown the government a lot of flexibility,” he said.
The opposition is gearing up against the prime minister after his return to the country following an open heart surgery last month.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has announced an anti-government movement from August 7.
The party chairman Imran Khan said that if the government approves their Terms of Reference (ToRs) and form inquiry committee to probe Panama Papers then they would end the campaign.
The Election Commission of Pakistan will hear a reference against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over Panama Leaks on August 3.
The Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Awami Muslim League and Pakistan Awami Tehreek have filed references against the prime minister calling for his disqualification over hiding his assets when filing for nominations in the general elections 2013.
