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SC Issues Detailed Verdict of Sharif Family Review Petitions

Islamabad (November 7, 2017): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a detailed verdict rejecting review petitions filed by the Sharif family in the Panama Papers case on Tuesday.

No error has been identified in the Panama case, which could be reviewed and the accountability court is free to make a decision on the basis of nature of evidence, the verdict read. The trial court has the authority to reject weak evidence.

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“The facts about disqualification of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister were uncontroversial,” the apex court observed in its verdict, maintaining that it could not be said the decision surprised Nawaz Sharif.The 23-page verdict stated that observation given in the Panama case verdict are of temporary nature. “The accountability court is free to review evidence in accordance with the law,” it read.

Complete Verdict. 

The directions to finish the trial in six months are not meant for influencing the trial court, but for early completion of the trial.

The apex court, in its verdict, also addressed the appointment of a Supreme Court judge to supervise the trial.

Appointing a supervising judge is not a new thing; the measure is taken to avoid any negligence during the trial, it said.

It cannot be imagined that the supervising judge will influence the trial.

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