ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said the Panama Pape
rs was not an issue of Pakistani people and would not affect the political credibility of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government.
The Panama Papers issue should be resolved soon and the government would accept the Supreme Court’s decision in the case, he said while talking to a private news channel.
The minister said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had no credibility and were leveling
baseless allegations against the government for political point scoring. “These allegations were levelled by opponents against the PML-N in 1980s and 1990s as well,” he added.
He said that PTI chief Imran Khan told in the Supreme Court that leveling allegations against the government was right of the opposition but it was not responsible for providing evidences.
Replying to a question, he said the challenges o
f terrorism and extremism would
take some time to address, adding that operations li
ke Karachi would be carried out across the country if needed.
