Senate chairman Raza Rabbani has refused to head a Panama leaks inquiry committee.
This came a day after Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah suggested Rabbani's name for the post.
Rejecting the possibility of heading a parliamentary commission constituted to probe revelations made in the Panama Papers, Rabbani suggested he lacks expertise in the field of investigation of white collar crimes which is the prime requirement in this case.
He also claimed to have his 'own viewpoint with reference to the effectiveness or otherwise of a Parliamentary Committee' and, therefore, it may not be appropriate for him to assume the task at this stage.
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly had earlier said that he considered Rabbani as the most suitable person to head a parliamentary commission as opposed to the proposed judicial commission to investigate the Panama leaks.
Shah said that the Pakistan Peoples Party had reservations over Justice Osmany, whose name was making the rounds as the one to head the judicial commission to probe the Panama leaks since his wife is affiliated with the PML-N.
