Top Stories on 28th July in a capsule
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified by Supreme Court following Panama paper verdict Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on Friday disqualified by the country's Supreme Court following a verdict in connection with the Panama Paper leak which had revealed the names of three of Sharif's children in ownership of offshore shell companies, media reports said. The companies were reportedly used to channel funds to acquire foreign assets in a discreet manner, reports added. The verdict was give out by a five-judge panel which recommended anti-corruption cases against Sharif, his daughter Maryam and her husband Safdar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and several others. Though unclear, Sharif’s brother Shehbaz, the CM of Punjab province is a strong contender for the PM’s position. ______________________________________ Govt’s Project Insight to tax evaders from Facebook and Instagram Starting next month, the Modi government will begin amassing a bank of virtual informatio...