Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday completed the hearing of Panama Leaks case and reserved its verdict.

During the hearing a five-member bench, led by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, remarked that it will review all angles of the case in detail and then announce a verdict.

“It will not be a short judgment, the decision will take time,” the bench maintained.

During the proceedings, the bench maintained that documents produced by both parties cannot be traced to verifiable sources. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said that documents submitted by both parties will be viewed in the same light.

Justice Ejaz Afzal said that Supreme Court is not a trial court that it verifies documents. “How can we accept documents without verification?” he said.

Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said that the party who does not like the verdict claims that judges have been bribed.

PTI counsel Naeem Bukhari replied to arguments raised in the court.

“Yesterday the issue of pending payments of the Gulf Steel Mills was raised,”Bukhari said. He asked as to how Hussain and Hassan Nawaz received funds for investment. “The Qatar investments look like profits from a bank.”

Justice Azmat Saeed asked him not to repeat the same arguments.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and leader Jehangir Tareen were present in the court. Also in attendance were Jamat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed.