Panama Leaks: Opposition parties protest against govt in New York

Panama Leaks: Opposition parties protest against govt in New York
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Summary PTI, PPP, PML-Q and other Opposition groups protested outside Pakistan Consulate in New York.

NEW YORK (Dunya News) – Pakistan s Panama Leaks fiasco has truly gone international as Opposition parties, after London, now held demonstrations in New York as well. The Opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ( PTI), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League Quaid e Azam (PML-Q) along with other opposition groups, protested against the government outside Pakistan Consulate in New York.

According to the details, a large majority of people participated in the demonstration including women and children. Protesters holding placards said that they do not accept the government’s commission formed for investigating the Panama Leaks case.

During their address, protesters demanded that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif should bring back the finances being kept abroad to Pakistan. They further demanded that PM Nawaz should resign before the formation of commission.

PTI’s demonstration was led by Asif Chaudhry, PPP’s by Latif Dalmia while Zakir Naseem led the PPP’s protest.