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| India-Pakistan |
| Power and greed |
| 2016-04-06 |
| [DAWN] THE Panama Papers only confirm what has long been known. The unprecedented leak of confidential documents provides some insight into how the rich and powerful stash away their wealth in secret offshore companies. The trail leads to national leaders, top politicians, celebrities and businessmen around the world. Information gleaned from over 11 million documents from a Panama-based law firm is just the tip of the iceberg. The disclosure has triggered global investigations into secret offshore money. Not surprisingly, the long list of those who use offshore tax havens include family members and associates of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... , and the names of several other prominent politicians. Although some information about the Sharif family’s foreign assets is already known, details of the offshore companies owned by them is shocking, and has generated a political storm in the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 And the L.A. Times has the gall to use the term "so-called elite" in their articles. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-04-06 11:39 |