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<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/pandora-papers-pakistani-prime-minister-imran-khan-has-stated-that-all-citizens-mentioned-in-the-leaks-will-be-investigated">Pandora Papers: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that all citizens mentioned in the leaks will be investigated</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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<p>Khan announced this in a statement late Sunday after the Multinational Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published the &#8220;Pandora Papers,&#8221; a significant international investigation exposing the financial secrets of high-profile persons around the world.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Monday, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said the &#8216;Pandora Papers&#8217; had incorrectly implicated her husband&#8217;s offshore trust, describing it as &#8220;bonafide&#8221; and &#8220;legal.&#8221; &#160; The executive chairperson of biotechnology major Biocon, Mazumdar-Shaw said in a tweet: &#8220;Media stories reporting on Pandora Papers wrongly implicate my husband&#8217;s offshore trust, which is a bonafide, legitimate trust and is managed [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>The executive chairperson of biotechnology major Biocon, Mazumdar-Shaw said in a tweet: &#8220;Media stories reporting on Pandora Papers wrongly implicate my husband&#8217;s offshore trust, which is a bonafide, legitimate trust and is managed by Independent Trustees. No Indian resident holds “the key” to the trust as alleged in these stories.&#8221;</p>
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<p>On October 3, a worldwide media collaboration dubbed the &#8220;Pandora Papers&#8221; claimed to have unearthed financial secrets of current and former world leaders, lawmakers, and public officials in 91 nations and territories, including India.</p>
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