Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered an inquiry into a corruption case linked to the prime minister. <br /><br /> Opposition figures had called for an investigation into Nawaz Sharif and his relatives after the leaked so-called Panama Papers appeared to show they owned offshore companies and assets. <br /><br /> The family denies wrongdoing and there was no mention of Sharif himself owning any offshore companies.<br /><br /> The court decision has prompted opposition leader Imran Khan to drop a threat to paralyse the capital on Wednesday.<br /><br /> The former cricketer told supporters there would be a rally of celebration instead.<br /><br /> “On the advice of the Supreme Court, we have decided that tomorrow we will thank God and celebrate a Day of Thanks at (Islamabad’s) parade ground,” he said to the crowd. “Tomorrow, God willing, we will gather a million people.”<br /><br /> There have been daily clashes between police and Khan’s supporters in the build-up to the threatened protest. The government has cracked down on workers from his party.<br /><br /> Ruling officials have claimed Khan has been trying to revive his flagging popularity by setting up a violent confrontation in Islamabad.<br /><br /> Scores of the opposition leader’s supporters have been arrested, while a motorway linking his political heartland to the capital was closed.<br /><br /> The authorities re-opened it after the Supreme Court decision.<br />
