Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has filed a petition in Supreme Court regarding Panama papers here on Wednesday.
As per details, JI Ameer Siarjul Haq moved the petition in Supreme Court on behalf of Jamaat-e-Islami against Panama papers.
In the petition it was stated that the elected members didn’t mention their offshore companies while they also didn’t provided complete information of their assets.
JI demanded in the petition to order investigation of the matter and arrest the accused.
It is pertinent to mention here that, Senator Sirajul Haq on Tuesday announced to move the Supreme Court of Pakistan on August 22 over Panama Papers Leaks, and asked for legislation to award 25 years imprisonment to those involved in corruption.
“We want accountability of everyone, including the prime minister. Our drive is not against democracy but all those involved in corruption,” he told reporters at Al Markaz-e-Islami here. He said action should also be taken against all those politicians who have written off loans in the past.
“Billions of rupees have been looted by the politicians and others through corrupt practices in the past. They should be arrested and taken to task. The billions of rupees looted and stashed in Swiss banks and other countries should be brought back to the country,” said the head of JI, which has launched a campaign against corruption for the last few weeks.
The party also carried out a train march recently to create awareness among the people about the menace of corruption. The Jamaat-e-Islami chief criticised the government, saying it was not serious about the issue of Panama Papers leaks and offshore companies.
“We are not singling out the prime minister or anyone else. We want anyone involved in corruption should be punished and the looted money should be spent on the welfare of the people,” Sirajul Haq maintained.
He demanded an open trial in the corruption cases so the public could know about the day-to-day progress. Sirajul Haq, whose party is a coalition partner in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, said there were no allegations of corruption against any JI leader or minister. He also denounced the VIP culture, saying it should end as well.
