KARACHI: Sindh’s anti-corruption department on Friday transferred 136 cases to the National Accountability Bureau after the NAB amendments were nullified by the Supreme Court.
In a majority 2-1 verdict, the top court approved the PTI chief’s petition challenging amendments made to the country’s accountability laws during the tenure of the previous Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government.
The top court also restored graft cases against public office holders that were closed down following the amendments to NAB laws.
As per details, the Dawood University corruption case, Works and Services’ XEN corruption case, education, revenue, irrigation, livestock and other references have been transferred to NAB.
It is to be noted that the caretaker federal government has challenged the Supreme Court’s (SC) September 15 verdict, annulling the amendments made to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999, the law that governs the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
