NEW YORK: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that progress has been made towards setting up a commission to undertake investigation into Panama Papers leaks.

Speaking to US-based Pakistani journalists here, he expressed the hope that an announcement about the formation of the commission would be made in next 48 hours.

Chaudhry Nisar acknowledged the delay in establishing the commission, saying that atmosphere had become so charged by some inflammatory statements that two of the retired judges of the Supreme Court declined the offer to head such a body. Moreover, he said, demands from parties and individuals had varied from a judicial commission to an inquiry by parliament.

But now the work had picked up pace and there would be a positive outcome, he said.

As regards the activities of Indian spy agency and the arrest of Indian agent Kulbhushan Jadhav, he said that envoys of the permanent members of the UN Security Council had been briefed on the matter as well as the Iranian government. He called it a serious matter, saying the government would pursue it to get to the bottom of the case.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

Smog hazard
Updated 05 Nov, 2024

Smog hazard

The catastrophe unfolding in Lahore is a product of authorities’ repeated failure to recognise environmental impact of rapid urbanisation.
Monetary policy
05 Nov, 2024

Monetary policy

IN an aggressive move, the State Bank on Monday reduced its key policy rate by a hefty 250bps to 15pc. This is the...
Cultural power
05 Nov, 2024

Cultural power

AS vital modes of communication, art and culture have the power to overcome social and international barriers....
Disregarding CCI
Updated 04 Nov, 2024

Disregarding CCI

The failure to regularly convene CCI meetings means that the process of democratic decision-making is falling apart.
Defeating TB
04 Nov, 2024

Defeating TB

CONSIDERING the fact that Pakistan has the fifth highest burden of tuberculosis in the world as per the World Health...
Ceasefire charade
Updated 04 Nov, 2024

Ceasefire charade

The US talks of peace, while simultaneously arming and funding their Israeli allies, are doomed to fail, and are little more than a charade.