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Pakistan`s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif boarded a flight from Britain to Pakistan on April 19, quashing rumours that he wouldn’t return home after members of his family were linked to the leaks in the Panama Papers. Sharif travelled to London for a medical check-up amid rumours he was leaving Pakistan following the leaks of the Mossack Fonseca documents, which showed his two sons and a daughter owned offshore assets.He told reporters in London before his departure that he was “feeling much better after doctors gave him a clean bill of health”. Sharif accused Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan of confusing the people with his plans for a sit-in outside Sharif’s London home to protest over the Panama Papers. Sharif said a commission will soon be formed to probe the Panama Papers. Opposition parties have severely criticised Sharif’s decision to visit London at a time when demands were being made for his resignation following the leaks.About 220 Pakistanis, including Sharif’s three children, have been named in the massive leak of documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca. The exposé includes 143 Pakistani politicians, some serving and retired judges, several businessmen and a media baron. The leaks sparked calls for an independent probe against those with offshore assets.
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