ISLAMABAD :(Parliament Times) Â Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court today (Tuesday) asking it to summon Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to clarify his stance on the Panama Papers issue.
Referring to Nawaz Sharif’s speech on the floor of National Assembly on May 16, 2016, the application submitted by Taufeeq Asif states that the Prime Minister and his children have taken the legal position and filed documents, including the trust deeds and the “Qatari letterâ€, which contradict the earlier stance taken by him in his speeches.
This contradictory stance warrants clarification which is only possible through personal appearance and explanation by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif before the apex court, the petitioner added.
The plaintiff has requested the Supreme Court to call Nawaz Sharif in person ‘to clarify the controversy that has arisen due to his statements in order to reach the complete trust, in the interest of justice.’
