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Pakistani PM in the soup over dubious family business in Panama

Thursday, 07 April 2016 2:02 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 08 April 2016 10:14 PM ]

Pakistani people watch a televised address to the nation by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on April 5, 2016. (AFP)

Javed Rana
Press TV, Islamabad

Over 200 Pakistani businessmen, media tycoons and particularly politicians are in the soup after the Panama Papers leak. Documents released indicate that the individuals set up secretly offshore companies for dubious business in Panama. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is also under pressure from opposition to resign as his children have been named in the documents. Javen Rana has more on the story.

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