SC resumes hearing of Panama Papers case
The case is heard by a five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A five-member bench of the Supreme Court has resumed hearing of Panama Papers case today (Wednesday).
The larger five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Amir Hani Muslim, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan is conducting the hearing in presence of government representatives, lawyers of petitioners, senior PTI leaders including Imran Khan, AML chief Sheikh Rasheed and media.
During the case proceeding, the Chief Justice remarked that respondents can change their lawyers if they want.
The court further remarked that use of irresponsible words must be avoided.
Meanwhile, the counsel for Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) prayed to court to form the judicial commission at earliest to decide on the matter.
According to the Panama Papers, three of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s four children - Maryam, Hasan and Hussain were owners of offshore companies and "were owners or had the right to authorise transactions for several companies."
Sharif and his family have dismissed the allegations of money laundering and denied any wrongdoing but the opposition is demanding an independent probe.
