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    Font Could Be The Key To Corruption Probe Of Pakistan's Prime Minister

    An investigation into Nawaz Sharif's wealth found forensic evidence that papers were forged to "camouflage truth." A document dated 2006 uses Calibri, a font that wasn't widely available until 2007.
    by Laurel Wamsley Jul 18, 2017 2 minutes
    The daughter of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, arrives before appearing in front of an anti-corruption commission in Islamabad on July 5. / AAMIR QURESHI / Getty Images

    A corruption probe into Pakistan's prime minister has taken a turn on a surprising forensic detail: the basic Microsoft font Calibri.

    The probe began when the Panama Papers, "," showed links between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's children and offshore companies used to.

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