KARACHI: Editor-in-Chief & Chief Executive Jang Group Mir Shakeel-ur-Rahman has presented himself for accountability after being named in the Panama Papers.
This offer was made by anyone for the first time since the eruption of Panama Papers issue.
He has written a letter on May 4 to the chief justice of Pakistan, the chairman Federal Board of Revenue and the chairman National Accountability Bureau.
Documents containing all details with regard to the company were also sent along with the letter so that the matter could be probed.
In the letter, he says that his name appeared in various newspapers due to one offshore company. The company was never operational, it never had a bank account nor any transaction was conducted. The ICIJ and the reporter were already informed about the details. The company, Marine Property Limited, was operated from Chesterfield.
In the letter, Mir Shakeel-ur-Rahman requested the CJP to order an inquiry with respect to the allegation regarding the offshore company. He said he was ready to cooperate in the probe if required.
It should be noted that when the Panama Papers disclosures were published in April for the first time, documents were sent to Umar Cheema, who had seen them and also mentioned them. In that report, the name of Mir Shakeel-ur-Rahman was also published along with the comments of Umar Cheema.
