Islamabad (HRNW) The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists or ICIJ has released 11.9 million leaked documents to expose the “financial secrecy” of world leaders and others in the seventh and biggest ever leak so far and one that is expected to outdo the 2016 Panama Papers and 2010 WikiLeaks of US diplomatic cables.
This massive reporting effort brought together more than 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries across the globe. One of the ICIJ’s members from Pakistan is The News investigative journalist Umar Cheema.
Pakistani names in the Pandora Papers
The names of at least 700 Pakistanis are said to be on the Pandora Papers.
The names of retired military officials, politicians, and businessmen from Pakistan are in the Pandora Papers.
If the company is declared and not used for any illegal transaction then the act of making such a company is not illegal.
International leaders whose names are in the Pandora Papers include:
Shah Abdullah of Jordan
Tony Blair, former prime minister of the UK
Qatar’s ruler
Leaders of Ukraine, Kenya, and the Czech Republic
Pervez Musharraf’s former military secretary Lt Gen (retd) Shafatullah Shah. He bought a London apartment.
NLC former DG Lt Gen Afzal Muzaffar’s son has a company.
ISI former DG for counter terrorism Major Gen Nusrat Naeem has an offshore company in his name. He said his friend made it, but he never used it. He never declined it existed. This happened after his retirement in 2009.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that every name in the Pandra Paper from Pakistan will be investigated.
He said action would be taken against whoever is found guilty.
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