ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the government to reinstate a team previously investigating the Haj corruption case, DawnNews reported.

The order was issued during a hearing of the case.

The apex court also directed former interior secretary and Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to appear during the case's upcoming hearing.

During today’s proceedings, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry stated that concerned officers are transferred off the probe as soon as they begin to make progress in the case.

Earlier also, the court has expressed displeasure and frustration with the slow pace of investigation into mismanagement in last year’s Haj operations.