Senate committee to scrutinise govt's counter-Panama ads in PM's defence
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee has decided to scrutinise the expenditures incurred on advertisement in electronic and print media in defence of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family's mention in the Panama leaks.
Senator Kamil Ali Agha, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information has summoned a meeting of the body on May 9 in response to the Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) demand.
The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting will review the legal status of money spent on the advertisement defending the Sharif family and will examine whether it was from the national exchequer or not.
The PPP had lashed out on Thursday at the federal government for 'misuse' of public funds by issuing newspaper advertisements in defence of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whose family members are facing allegations of money laundering and corruption in the wake of the Panama Papers leak.