ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan today called for the formation of a high-powered commission under the chairmanship of serving Chief Justice to investigate Panama Papers.

“Independent inquiry is the need of hour in Pakistan. There needs to b a commission headed by the CJ and he should be assisted by a team of forensic experts in probing white-collar crimes. An international audit firm should be brought in for money trail investigation,” Khan demanded while speaking in National Assembly.

Khan warned that opposition would be forced to take to streets if the high-powered commission was not formed.

“Tax evasion, money laundering and non-declaration of assets are serious crimes, which need thorough probe,” he said.

He said that the commission could start investigations from Imran Khan, Shaukat Khanum and Bani Gala.

“It is the duty of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to present himself for accountability and to restore his moral authority,” he said. “If there is no wrongdoing in PM’s offshore wealth, he doesn’t need to be worried.”

The PTI chairman also urged the PML-N leaders to seek explanation from Nawaz Sharif about his offshore holdings in line with democratic norms.

“Tony Blair wasn’t sent packing by the opposition. He was shown the door by his Labor Party,” he recalled.

“It is a defining moment for Pakistan. If we manage to fix our system of taxation and stop tax theft, we will no longer be required to lend money,” he said.

He also lashed out at the PML-N leaders for running a malicious campaign against a charitable cancer hospital to save their leaders.