Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
China largest market for Panama Papers law firm: ICIJ
BEIJING (AFP) – Nearly a third of the business of the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal came from its offices in Hong Kong and China, reports said Thursday, with the Asian giant assailed by corruption and capital flight.More than 16,300 of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca’s active shell companies were incorporated...
NA session begins today, opposition parties unite against govt over Panama leaks
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – President Mamnoon Hussain has summoned National Assembly session at 5:00 pm in Parliament House Islamabad today.According to sources, members of the opposition parties will raise issue of the offshore companies owned by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family mentioned in the Panama Papers.The Panama Papers...
Panama Papers, The cat’s out of the bag
Dunya News Report (Madiha Fareed)The biggest document leak of the history has caused a global frenzy on how the powerful and wealthy use tax havens to hide their wealth. At the centre of the controversy is a lesser known Panamanian law firm “Mossack Fonseca” which is a gatekeeper to vast flow of shadowy off-shore secrets and for almost 40 years...
The ‘Panama Papers’ main revelations
PARIS (AFP) – World leaders, aides and families, sports and movie stars are among those named in a huge leak of documents dubbed the Panama Papers, some of which reveal hidden offshore assets.An investigation by more than 100 media groups has shone a light on assets held by some 140 political figures with help from Mossack Fonseca, a law...
Dortmund homecoming for Liverpool’s Klopp
PARIS (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp makes his eagerly anticipated return to Borussia Dortmund on Thursday when his Liverpool side visit the German giants in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final heavyweight clash.Klopp spent seven years at Dortmund, guiding them to a pair of Bundesliga titles as well as the 2013 Champions League final,...
Iceland premier resigns in Panama Papers scandal
REYKJAVIK, (AFP) – Icelands prime minister resigned Tuesday, becoming the first political victim of a mushrooming worldwide scandal over hidden offshore financial dealings exposed in the so-called Panama Papers.Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson was the biggest casualty of a worldwide media probe into 11.5 million leaked documents...
‘Panama Papers’ revelations trigger global probes
PARIS (AFP) – Several countries have launched tax evasion probes after a massive leak of confidential documents lifted the lid on the murky offshore financial dealings of a slew of politicians and celebrities.The scandal erupted on Sunday when media groups began revealing the results of a year-long investigation into a trove of 11.5 million...
Our stance vindicated again as Sharif’s wealth stashed abroad exposed, says Imran
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Responding to the Panama leaks, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday urged the National Accountability Bureau, the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) and the Election Commission of Pakistan to take action against Sharif family.Khan posted a message on Twitter, stating: “Our stance vindicated again as...
Huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders, stars
PARIS (AFP) – A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents on Sunday exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. An investigation into the documents by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in...
Libya unity government looks to assert authority in Tripoli
TRIPOLI (AFP) – Libyas unity government was trying to assert its authority in Tripoli Thursday after the new prime minister-designates sudden arrival, as the EU imposed sanctions on three Libyans for obstructing peace efforts.Fayez al-Sarrajs arrival at a naval base on Wednesday drew fury from the militia-backed authority in charge of...
