SC reserves judgment in Panama Papers case

ISLAMABAD: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court reserved its judgment in Panama Papers case involving the offshore assets of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his children on Friday.

The three-member bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal and including Justices Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Ijazul Ahsan reserved its judgment leaving the nation to wonder about the fate of the prime minister for at least a few days more.

Earlier on Friday morning, the bench resumed its hearing into the high-profile Panama Papers case involving offshore assets of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his children.

The bench is headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal. Other members are Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan.

Salman Akram Raja, the lawyer of Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz continued his arguments as the hearing begun.

Later, Ishaq Dar’s lawyer Tariq Hassan, Akbar Tarar, the Acting Prosecutor General National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and PTI’s counsel Naeem Bukhari contended before the bench.

At the completion of the arguments, the apex court reserved its ruling in the case.

After filing objections over JIT, the Sharif family has submitted fresh documents as proofs of assets.

However, the bench raised questions over authenticity of the documents, observing that the documents may be fake.

The JIT has recommended filing of a reference against PM Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and sons Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz. 

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