ISLAMABAD – Minister for Interior Affairs Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday said five former Supreme Court justices had refused to probe the Sharif family post-Panama revelations.
Nisar read out five names of former Supreme Court justices – Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Tasadiq Jilani, Justice Amirul Mulk Mengal, Justice Sahir Ali and Justice Tanvir Ahmad Khan – all of whom he said had been contacted by the government to head the Panama Papers probe.
“But all of these judges after taking the time to think over the matter, refused to lead the commission without giving any reasons,” he told reporters here at the Punjab House.
The prime minister, he said, has been facing heart problems for the past many years which have exacerbated in the past two to three months. “On my advice, he scheduled a separate visit just for medical treatment.”
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The interior minister said that the government was ready to investigate the Panama Papers. “Team to investigate the papers will be formed through consensus,” he added.
