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Pakistan Ehtesab March


Pakistan Ehtesab March (Urdu: پاکستان احتساب مارچ‎), was the public protest march held in Pakistan after the startling revelations in the famous Panama Papers. This was in fact a series of rallies against the Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif, over the claims of corruption of the Sharif Family in the wake of Panama Papers. The march initially began on 7 August 2016 from Peshawar. The march was organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.

Following exposure of offshore companies of Prime Minister's children in the Panama Papers published by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Imran Khan's political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) started demanding the resignation of Mian Nawaz Sharif.Imran Khan, in many of his interviews and addresses termed that Prime Minister has lost the moral moral authority to run the government due to his children being named in the Panam Papers. The opposition also demanded the Government organizations National Accountability Bureau, Federal Investigation Agency, Election Commission of Pakistan to start investigations in this regard for disqualification of the Prime Minister. The Government Organization's inaction in this regard led the PTI to organise rallies and demonstrations throughout Pakistan.

On 31 July 2016, in a press conference, Imran Khan said that they will have to make a choice between a "corrupt government" and "strong democracy". He hinted at starting a march against Prime Minister. "The march will be a defining moment in the history of Pakistan," he said. However, the protest will not end there but the movement will continue for weeks in several different cities across the country.


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