NAB chief convenes meeting to mull situation after SC’s verdict

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Lt-Gen (retir) Nazir Ahmad Butt has summoned an important meeting of the administrative officers of the bureau in the backdrop of decision of the Supreme Court on the NAB amendments case.

The NAB chairman will preside over the meeting to be held at the NAB headquarters on Monday (tomorrow).

Meanwhile, the NAB has appointed Additional Prosecutor General Akbar Tarar as the acting prosecutor general till the regular appointment to the post fell vacant after the resignation of Prosecutor General Asghar Haider.

The resignation of NAB Prosecutor General Haider was accepted on September 14.

Yesterday, a three-member bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, approved the petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief against the NAB amendments passed during the PDM regime. The top court nullified nine out of 10 clauses of the NAB amendments.

 

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