ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan adjourned hearing a slew of petitions seeking a probe into Panama papers till Wednesday.

Counsel for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Makhdoom Ali Khan argued before the apex court to justify the ownership of offshore companies and London flats.

According to media reports, prime minister Nawaz Sharif sought immunity from the apex court in context to his conflicting statements on the basis of article 248 of constitution.

PM’s daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif also submitted her reply in the apex court which stated that she was not dependent on her father ever since she got married in 1992.

In her reply, she stated that expenditures for Shamim farm house were paid jointly and her share in tax returns of Shamim Akhter in 2013 was Rs. 5 million while it was Rs. 6 million for subsequent years, 2014 and 2015.

She detailed that out of 384 kanals of Shamim Agri farms, 364 kanals were being supervised by her grandmother Shamim Akhter.

‘I paid Rs. 12128778 as tax in 2016’ she clarified in her response.