Three out of five judges back Nawaz Sharif but court calls for investigation into offshore money following leak of financial documents[br]The Pakistani prime minister,Nawaz Sharif, has narrowly survived an attempt in the supreme court to unseat him on allegations of corruption levelled by the opposition.
The case against Sharif emerged final year after the Panama Papers leak linked his children to offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands in relation to the purchase of upmarket property in London. Related: On the frontline with Karachis ambulance drivers Related: In Pakistan, and tolerant Islamic voices are being silenced | William Dalrymple Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com