Supreme Court Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and Justice Ijazul Ahsan. Photo: File 

ISLAMABAD: Two of the three judges on the special Panama case implementation bench will be out of the city until August 11, revealed the new roster issued by the Supreme Court on Thursday. 

The apex court has formed benches that will hear the cases for the next two weeks ? till August 11, Friday. 

Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed will be hearing cases in the apex court?s Lahore Registry while Justice Ijazul Ahsan will be proceeding on leave, reveals the roster.

Only Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, who heads the bench, will be available in Islamabad.

'There's still hope'

Addressing the media outside the apex court on Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s (PTI) counsel in the Panama Papers case, Babar Awan, said there is a chance that a supplementary list is issued Friday morning and the Panama case judgment can thus be announced [before the judges leave the city].

SC reserves judgment in Panama Papers case

Bench observed it will proceed strictly in accordance with the law

He added that there are also times when the Supreme Court can work and issue orders on a Saturday.

Imran's plea for early verdict

PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said the Supreme Court should announce the decision regarding the Panama Papers case soon as the country is in a sense of stalemate.

Addressing media representatives, he alleged that the government is trying to save Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's corruption.

The PTI chairman added that the apex court's verdict would enable the country to move forward from this issue as the country?s economy is suffering.

"The public is awaiting the Supreme Court's verdict," the PTI chief had said.