ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of the Panama Leaks case till January next year.
PTI counsel Naeem Bukhari said, “PTI will not accept the formation of a commission and if the court constitutes it then we will boycott proceedings.”
On the other hand, the legal team of the Sharif family remained in favour of formation of a commission.
Therefore the bench agreed not to form a legal commission however has adjourned the case until January 1st next year as the current Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa is retiring at the end of this month and Justice Saqib Nisar will therefore chair the next proceeding
It is pertinent to mention that as per the notification issued from the law ministry on Wednesday, Justice Saqib Nisar will take charge as the next chief justice of Pakistan from December 31.
