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Pakistan Prime Minister Upgrades Probe Into Panama Papers Affair

Premier calls for a commission of inquiry made up of sitting judges, instead of retired

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pressure is mounting on the prime minister here in the wake of the Panama Papers leak, pushing the country toward a political crisis that could distract the government from its fight against terrorism.

Bowing to opposition demands, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said in a televised address that he would ask the Supreme Court to put together a commission of sitting judges to investigate his assets.

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