Rehman Malik denies any links with Panama offshore bank accounts

Lahore: Once more, PPP senior leader Senator A. Rehman Malik has categorically denied having any links with Panama offshore bank accounts. He said that there is no truth in the news being propagated by a section of media with illicit motives.  Holding his earlier challenge if his or his company Petroline FZC has any connection to Panama tax heavens, he would resign from the politics.

Senator Rehman Malik said a section of media is misguiding the public by dragging Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and his name in Panama Leaks while factually his name doesn’t exist in Panama Papers.

During the exile period, Senator A. Rehman Malik said a company namely Petroline FZC was registered in UEA and the company did ‘legal’ and legitimate business under United Nation’s Oil for Food Programme. Neither has it any asset and account in Panama nor in any tax heaven till its closure in 2005, he said.

He said “I have lived in UK during my exile period for nearly ten years and I have developed food business and due diligence as a security consultant and oil business.”

Senator Rehman Malik said “I have never disowned my companies in UK as the business in UK is run through companies and all are registered according to the UK laws.”

“We had and have nothing to do with Panama and its Leaks as we have nothing to do with it”, Senator Rehman Malik reiterated.

He reaffirmed that “Both neither I, nor Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto had any account in Panama and any tax heaven and I did ‘legal’ business under the United Nation’s Oil for Food Programme.”

The company now indicated as Petroline International Inc. is a forged company with our name though not mentioned and included in Panama Papers however being propagated by a section of media aimed at to defame me.