The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has said they seek to give decisions on cases related to the Panama Papers early.
We try to finish cases early but different issues delay proceedings, observed the chief justice during hearing of the disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday.
A three-member bench is observing the petition of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hanif Abbasi, who has blamed the PTI chief, and party leader Jahangir Tareen, of not declaring their assets and seeks to de seat them on alleged violations of the lncome Tax Ordinance 1979 and Peoples Act 1974.
Similar cases are being heard against the PTI in the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Although the chief justice is not part of the three-member special bench overseeing the Panama case implementation, he was likely keeping an eye on all the ongoing high-profile cases in the Supreme Court.
The special bench will hold its next hearing on Monday, July 17, where it will make its observations on the final report of the joint investigation team which probed the Sharif family’s money trail.
