ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the authorities to produce a notification pertaining to the foundation of a political wing of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) during Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government, DawnNews reported.

The apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, issued the directive during a hearing of the 1996 petition of Tehriq-i-Istiqlal’s chief Asghar Khan about allegations of ISI’s financing of politicians in the 1990 election to prevent the victory of the Pakistan People’s Party.

Moreover, the court directed Governor State Bank Yasin Anwar to assist it in the case.

During the hearing, Asghar Khan's counsel Salman Akram Raja told the court that the government had not provided him with the commission's report on Habib Bank.

Raja said he had also contacted Interior Minister Rehman Malik in this regard but was not provided with the requisite report.

Chief Justice Iftikhar said that despite being directed several times, the government had failed to provide reports of the two commissions on the Habib Bank and the now defunct Mehran Bank.

Later into the hearing, Secretary Law Yasmin Abbasi submitted the interim Habib Bank inquiry report before the court.

Subsequently, the petition’s hearing was adjourned to June 4. — DawnNews