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Panama Papers: ACC boss for swift report

Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmood yesterday directed officials to come up with reports of the ongoing investigations into persons whose named appeared in the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers' leaks by June 30.

Pakistan president calls national assembly for interim prime minister election August 1

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has called a session of the national assembly on August 1 for the election of an interim prime minister, DawnNews reports.

Alleged Mossad Link / Aslam sued for sedition

Police yesterday filed a sedition case against BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury for allegedly hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.

Letters To The Editor / Panama Papers leak

The Panama Papers leak has been in the news for quite some time now. The stashing of sizeable funds abroad, with the presumed notion of safety, is an old phenomenon.

JS body seeks lists of firms, banks named in Panama Papers

The parliamentary standing committee on finance asks the central bank to submit a list of organisations and companies, whose names have been published in the Panama Papers.

Panama Papers and some inconvenient truths

Politicians from developed and less-developed economies alike publicly talk tough on the use of offshore financial arrangements and tax-dodging, and vow to combat it. However, they have rarely walked the talk, which is perhaps hardly surprising.

Panama papers: I will resign and go home if proven guilty, vows Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in his address to the nation today, said he will resign and go home if proven guilty by the Panama Papers probe.

CROSS TALK / Panorama of perfidy in the Panama Papers

Ever since the Panama Papers hit the fan, the leak has been working like a series of introductions at a high-profile gathering.

Spanish minister resigns after alleged links to offshore deals

Spain's acting Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria resigns after alleged links to offshore dealings which emerged after he was named in Panama Papers.

April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016

Panama papers: I will resign and go home if proven guilty, vows Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in his address to the nation today, said he will resign and go home if proven guilty by the Panama Papers probe.

April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016

Panorama of perfidy in the Panama Papers

Ever since the Panama Papers hit the fan, the leak has been working like a series of introductions at a high-profile gathering.

April 15, 2016
April 15, 2016

Spanish minister resigns after alleged links to offshore deals

Spain's acting Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria resigns after alleged links to offshore dealings which emerged after he was named in Panama Papers.

April 11, 2016
April 11, 2016

Bring back laundered money: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges the government to take steps to bring back the money laundered from Bangladesh although no name of any Bangladeshis is found in Panama Papers.

April 10, 2016
April 10, 2016

Cameron releases tax returns information amid row

David Cameron paid almost £76,000 in tax on an income of more than £200,000 in 2014-15, figures released by the prime minister have shown.

April 9, 2016
April 9, 2016

Mossack Fonseca offices raided in El Salvador

Authorities in El Salvador raid the offices of the Panama law firm at the centre of a massive data leak, the attorney general's office says.

April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016

Panama Papers: Putin rejects corruption allegations

President Putin denies "any element of corruption" over the Panama Papers leaks, saying his opponents are trying to destabilise Russia.

April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016

Panama Papers: Government announces creation of 'panel of experts'

Panama is creating an international panel to help improve transparency in its offshore financial industry. The move follows the leak of millions of documents from law firm Mossack Fonseca, showing it helped some clients evade tax and avoid sanctions.

April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016

Panama Papers: Swiss police search UEFA offices

Swiss authorities raids the headquarters of European football as the fallout from the Panama Papers scandal gather pace.

April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016

Panama papers: Iceland names PM replacement

Iceland's ruling coalition has named Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as the new PM, with early elections to be held in the autumn.