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Opposition not united regarding ToRs: Irfan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 29 (APP): Advisor to Prime Minister on National
History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui Friday said that opposition
parties were not united regarding their Terms of Reference (ToRs) for
judicial commission on Panama Papers.
If opposition parties would present their ToRs, the government was
ready to review them to carry out more transparent inquiry on Panama
reports, he said while talking to a news channel.
Irfan Siddiqui said Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was enjoying one third majority in the parliament, adding that his name was not mentioned in Panama Papers.
He said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leadership was doing politics of
allegations and agitation on Panama Papers for point scoring.
He said names of about 200 Pakistanis were mentioned in Panama
Papers but Prime Minister, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his family was being
targeted by the opposition.
He said that some close aides of PTI chief Imran Khan were
also named for waiving off loans from the banks and some were mentioned in Panama Papers.
Irfan Siddiqui said that Imran Khan was trying to protect them from accountability.
Some opposition parties had adopted politics of allegations which was creating hurdles in the way of development process in the country, he added.
The Prime Minister responded immediately after Panama Papers
and showing high morale grounds, presented himself and family for investigations by a judicial commission, he said.
He lauded the step taken by the Prime Minister for writing the letter to Chief justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan to form a Judicial commission on Panama Papers.