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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Ousted After Probe Sparked by Panama Papers

HeadlineJul 31, 2017

In Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been ousted by Pakistan’s Supreme Court amid a corruption investigation sparked by the release of the Panama Papers. The documents leaked in 2016 from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca showed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s sons owned several offshore companies. Sharif on Saturday named his brother, Shehbaz, as his chosen replacement. The Pakistani Parliament is slated to elect a new prime minister on Tuesday, and Sharif’s party holds the majority of parliamentary seats.

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