German daily publishes leaked documents to support
claim that Maryam Safdar is beneficiary of an offshore company.
The daughter of Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was
involved in the Panama Papers scandal, a German newspaper
said, as it backed up an earlier claim.
German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung on Monday posted documents
on Twitter confirming that Maryam Safdar is the beneficial owner
of offshore companies named in Palace Papers.
For those in #Pakistan who doubt the role of the prime
ministers daughter Mariam Safdar in #panamapapers -
some of the docs. Judge yourself. pic.twitter.com/
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The ERIC GOSSIP searched the database of the International
Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) that includes
11.5 million documents leaked from the Panama-based law
firm Mossack Fonseca, and found Safdar's details.
Safdar was listed as the beneficiary of Nescoll Limited, an
offshore company registered in British Virgin Islands.
Her brother Hassan Nawaz Sharif was listed as the signatory.
In all, Sharif's daughter Maryam and sons Hasan and Hassan
owned at least three off-shore holding companies registered
in the British Virgin Islands, the leaked documents show.
According to the ICIJ, a non-profit group in the United States, these
firms were involved in the purchase and mortgage of at least
$13.8m in UK properties. One of the holding companies also
bought shares in another, Liberia- based, company for $11.2m
in August 2007, the documents show.
Owning off-shore companies is not illegal in Pakistan,
but the Sharifs are being challenged on the source of the funds.
Opposition politicians allege the funds were gained through corrupt
practices during Sharif's previous two stints as prime minister in the
1990s.
Allegations of corruption against the Sharif family are
being heard in Pakistan's Supreme Court.
Prime Minister Sharif told the court in a written
submission last year that the leak was not the
proof against him, as his children were not his
dependents.
He said he was not holding any offshore companies.
Sharif also claimed that he had paid tax and
declared all of his assets in 2013.
The Panama Papers leak revealed how Mossack
Forecasting allegedly helped current and former
world leaders, as well as businessmen, criminals,
celebrities and sports stars, evade or avoid tax via anonymously-owned shell companies and offshore
accounts.
The story garnered wall-to-wall coverage and dominated
front pages of newspapers across the world.
ICIJ coordinated the reporting, with 376 journalists from
109 news organisations and 76 countries poring over the
files.
claim that Maryam Safdar is beneficiary of an offshore company.
The daughter of Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was
involved in the Panama Papers scandal, a German newspaper
said, as it backed up an earlier claim.
German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung on Monday posted documents
on Twitter confirming that Maryam Safdar is the beneficial owner
of offshore companies named in Palace Papers.
For those in #Pakistan who doubt the role of the prime
ministers daughter Mariam Safdar in #panamapapers -
some of the docs. Judge yourself. pic.twitter.com/
DCd45aTxTK
The ERIC GOSSIP searched the database of the International
Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) that includes
11.5 million documents leaked from the Panama-based law
firm Mossack Fonseca, and found Safdar's details.
Safdar was listed as the beneficiary of Nescoll Limited, an
offshore company registered in British Virgin Islands.
Her brother Hassan Nawaz Sharif was listed as the signatory.
In all, Sharif's daughter Maryam and sons Hasan and Hassan
owned at least three off-shore holding companies registered
in the British Virgin Islands, the leaked documents show.
According to the ICIJ, a non-profit group in the United States, these
firms were involved in the purchase and mortgage of at least
$13.8m in UK properties. One of the holding companies also
bought shares in another, Liberia- based, company for $11.2m
in August 2007, the documents show.
Owning off-shore companies is not illegal in Pakistan,
but the Sharifs are being challenged on the source of the funds.
Opposition politicians allege the funds were gained through corrupt
practices during Sharif's previous two stints as prime minister in the
1990s.
Allegations of corruption against the Sharif family are
being heard in Pakistan's Supreme Court.
Prime Minister Sharif told the court in a written
submission last year that the leak was not the
proof against him, as his children were not his
dependents.
He said he was not holding any offshore companies.
Sharif also claimed that he had paid tax and
declared all of his assets in 2013.
The Panama Papers leak revealed how Mossack
Forecasting allegedly helped current and former
world leaders, as well as businessmen, criminals,
celebrities and sports stars, evade or avoid tax via anonymously-owned shell companies and offshore
accounts.
The story garnered wall-to-wall coverage and dominated
front pages of newspapers across the world.
ICIJ coordinated the reporting, with 376 journalists from
109 news organisations and 76 countries poring over the
files.
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