2016 Panama Papers leak Nawaz Sharif

according panama papers, documents leaked in 2016 law firm mossack fonseca disclose client information, nawaz sharif s family holds millions of dollars worth of property , companies in uk, , around world. mossack fonseca documents not name either prime minister nawaz sharif or younger brother, punjabi chief minister shebaz sharif. link in-laws of shebaz sharif , children of nawaz sharif offshore companies.

the documents reveal nawaz sharif s children hassan, husein , maryam have multiple properties in united kingdoms through set-up of @ least 4 offshore companies in british virgin islands. mossack fonseca records tie nawaz daughter maryam nawaz , brothers hussein , hassan 4 offshore companies, nescoll limited, nielson holdings limited, coomber group inc., , hangon property holdings limited. companies acquired @ least 6 upmarket real estate properties in 2006–2007 near london s hyde park. real estate used collateral loans of $13.8 million, according panama papers documents. prime minister s children money came sale of family business in saudi arabia. maryam nawaz tweeted denial of wrongdoing, adding did not own company/property abroad , except trustee in brother s corporation, entitles me distribute assets brother hussain s family/children if needed . leaked documents name sole beneficial owner of nescoll, created in 1993, , nielson, first registered in 1994. 2 companies subscribed mossack fonseca services in july 2006. panama papers name maryam joint owner brother hussain of coomber group. mossack fonseca managing nescoll, nielsen holdings, , coomber group when 3 companies obtained £7 million mortgage swiss bank, deutsche bank (suisse) sa , purchased 4 flats in avenfield house, @ 118 park lane in london.

hassan, other brother, name spelled hasan , bought hangon holdings , stock in 2007 £5.5 million; hangon bought property, financed through bank of scotland, @ 1 hyde park in london, real estate agency calls finest building in england , architectural historian oversized gated community ; 59 of 76 apartments had been sold january 2013 owned offshore shell companies. hassan lists park avenue address additional 6 companies registered in united kingdom of director, according british business registry companies house. seventh, flagship development, listed @ stanhope house in stanhope place, near marble arch.

samina durrani, mother of shebaz sharif s second wife aaliya honey, , ilyas mehraj, brother of first wife begum nusrat shahbaz, figure in documents. habib waqas group/ilyas mehraj listed shareholder 127,735 shares in haylandale limited, registered 24 july 2003 in bahamas. mehraj denied knowing company whether incorporated in commonwealth of bahamas or anywhere else under name haylandale ltd . rainbow limited, newest of 3 offshore companies owned samina durrani, registered 29 september 2010 in british virgin islands (bvi). armani river limited, registered in bahamas on 16 may 2002, describes assets property in london, not rented . assets of star precision limited, registered in bvi 21 may 1997 reported cash investment portfolio. holding 1,165,238 shares in orix leasing pakistan limited. hussain nawaz, name sometines appears husein or hussein, said family won t impede investigation, , urged 1 of former president pervez musharraf well. government on 15 april announced investigation inquiry commission of pakistanis named in documents. opposition politicians said judge, not retired judge, should investigate. various judges have recused themselves. in addition, on 19 april 2016 army chief general raheel sharif warned across-the-board accountability needed.

on 28 july 2017, court announced decision , disqualified prime minister holding public office had been dishonest in not disclosing employment in dubai-based capital fze company in nomination papers. court ordered national accountability bureau file reference against sharif , family against corruption charges.