Modi in Israel and G20; North Korean ICBM; Panama JIT

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What were the objectives of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visits to US, Israel and his attendance of G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany? Is it all about India's quest for more and better weapons from the US and Israel to "bolster Indian military against arch-rival Pakistan" as CNN reported it? Is it part of his campaign to slander and isolate Pakistan? Why is Modi so obsessed with Pakistan? Is it his Hindu Nationalist mindset that drives his Islamophobia and Pakistan phobia?


What is the significance of North Korea's ICBM test demonstrating Kim Jong Un's potential ability to hit US mainland? Is the Korean peninsula the most dangerous flashpoint in the world today? Is this where the United States and China are destined war that Harvard professor and author Graham Allison has written about in his book "Destined For War"?

Why are the PMLN leaders, including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, fiercely attacking the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) appointed by the Pakistan Supreme Court to investigate allegations of corruption against the ruling Sharif family? Are the JIT proceedings going badly for them? Is there a conspiracy against the PMLN party as they claim? If so, who are the conspirators? the judiciary? the military? the ISI? Are the PMLN leaders preparing the ground to claim victimhood for political advantage in the next elections?

Viewpoint From Overseas host Faraz Darvesh discusses these questions with Misbah Azam and Riaz Haq (www.riazhaq.com)

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#PanamaJIT on #Pakistan PM finds huge 'disparity' between #Sharifs declared assets & lifestyles. ABC News http://abcn.ws/2tFjvCB via @abc

An official investigation into corruption allegations against Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family has found a "significant disparity" between their declared wealth and known sources of income.

Sharif, who has previously denied allegations of abusing his authority to enrich himself, has been under pressure since documents leaked in 2016 from a Panama-based law firm disclosed that his family had offshore accounts.

Sharif and members of his family have appeared before a team appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate their offshore companies. Sharif has faced corruption allegations since coming to power in parliamentary elections in 2013.

"There exists a significant disparity between the wealth declared by the respondents and the means through which the respondents had generated income from known or declared sources," the report said, according to a partial copy released to reporters.

At one point the report refers to the "irregular movement" of cash gifts and loans from companies based in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Britain to Sharif, his son and companies linked to them.

The report suggests that the courts pursue action based on a 1999 accountability law intended to help stamp out corruption. But the final decision rests with the Supreme Court, which will take up the case next Monday.

A minister from Sharif's ruling party dismissed the report, saying its findings were "unsubstantiated."

"The report contains no substance of corruption, tax fraud or any wrongdoing," said Ahsan Iqbal, the minister for planning and development.

Talal Chaudhry, a party spokesman, denounced the probe as part of a "conspiracy" aimed at removing the premier from office.

The opposition seized on the allegations, however, with cricket legend-turned-opposition leader Imran Khan calling on Sharif to "immediately step down."

The Supreme Court meanwhile put Pakistan's leading Jang newspaper group on notice for publishing a front-page story Monday suggesting it was based on content from the report, which had not been made public when the story came out.

The head of the investigation team told judges the paper's report was false, according to several lawyers who were present at Monday's court session. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.