ISLAMABAD:
The larger bench of the Supreme Court (SC) has given two months
extension to the three-member judicial commission, tasked to probe the
memo controversy, Geo News reported.

The SC heard the application of the commission to extend the time limit for preparing a report into the matter.

The
commission, in its application, had prayed to the court that it was not
possible for it to complete its inquiry report within the given four
weeks time, so the time limit may be extended for completing the
inquiry.

Former Pakistani ambassador to US Husain Haqqani has
also been allowed to travel abroad by the bench. His counsel, Asma
Jahangir, pleaded before the court to allow her client to travel abroad.

The
bench ordered that Haqqani can travel but after providing the details
to the Registrar Office and should comeback on a four-day notice.

The
nine-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, took up this application alongside an
application of Barrister Akram Sheikh, who has been seeking from the
court to direct the commission to record the statement of Mansoor Ijaz
in London due to security threats to him.

The CJ informed the
court of receiving a confidential letter from Mansoor Ijaz, the central
figure of the scandal. He remarked that commission's task is not
completed yet and we would not interfere in it.

Attorney General
(AG) Maulvi Anwarul Haq informed the court about the commission's
proceedings, the refusal of BlackBerry company and reservations of
Ijaz. The AG did not oppose the extension plea.

The judicial
commission to probe the matter comprises Chief Justice of Balochistan
High Court Justice Faiz Essa, Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice
Mushir Alam and Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Justice Iqbal Abdul
Rehman.