Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics
The federal government on Saturday appointed Zahir Shah as acting National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman. According to a notification issued from the body, Shah will serve as the head of the NAB until the next chairman is appointed. Read More…
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Aftab Sultan, the Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), resigned from his position as the anti-graft watchdog chair on Tuesday. Sultan cited his reservations about various matters as the reason for his resignation, particularly ‘interference’ in the work of the bureau. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved Sultan’s resignation. Read More…
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On Thursday, the government appointed former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Aftab Sultan as the new chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). A notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, stated: “The federal government is pleased to appoint Aftab Sultan, a retired BS-22 officer of Police Service of Pakistan, as chairman NAB after consultation between the leader of the House and the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, for a non-extendable period of three years with effect from the date he assumes the charge of his… Read More…
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Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial advised the Attorney-General of Pakistan (AGP) Ashtar Ausaf to carefully reckon the appointment of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman on Friday. "One should not be influenced by the opinion of anyone outside the system over the appointment of the NAB chairman," he remarked. The NAB chairman should be a competent and trustworthy person, and therefore, his appointment should be made with careful consideration, he added. Read More…
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On Tuesday, Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry stated that govt would not hesitate to approve a new ordinance for the NAB Chairman appointment sans opposition. "The new ordinance will strengthen accountability court and consolidate the system," he explained. The govt is trying to omit Section 6 of NAO which suggests the appointment of chairman by the approval of the President, the House, and opposition leader. Read More…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to meet with Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif next week to discuss the nomination of the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). According to sources, the government's legal experts will give their recommendations on whether to nominate a new anti-graft body chief or prolong the mandate of the current. They also stated that the Attorney General's (AGP) office has forwarded a proposal of numerous modifications to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) to the Prime Minister's Office. However, the… Read More…
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ISLAMABAD: Sources reported that Law Ministry has readied an extension draft for Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal's chairmanship of NAB. The document was prepared under the light of the proposed Presidential Ordinance and would be sent to President after the permission of the PM. Read More…
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