ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday issued its verdict on petitions in the video case of judge Arshad Malik.

A three-member bench of the SC headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa, comprising Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed announced the verdict today.

Announcing its detailed judgment in the case on Friday, the apex court said it may not be appropriate for it to interfere in the matter of relevant video and its effects, particularly when the video may have relevance to a criminal appeal presently sub judice before the Islamabad High Court.

The judgment further reads that a criminal investigation is already being conducted into the matter by the Federal Investigation Agency.

It says that some other offences or illegalities under some other laws referred to by the Attorney General might also entail inquiries or investigations by the competent agencies or fora. It, however, said that any probe into the matter by a commission to be constituted by the government or by this court may end up only with an opinion which may have no relevance or admissibility in the relevant appeal pending before Islamabad High Court.