“Currently 24 accountability courts are fully operational across the country. The judges have been appointed to vacant positions and there are no vacant seats in the NAB courts now,” he said. Accountability courts were established under the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999 to adjudicate corruption references filed by NAB within 30 days. It claimed that a total of 975 corruption cases were pending in 24 accountability courts. “Why is there no permanent secretary in the law ministry?” The CJ asked.

Source: The Express Tribune October 22, 2020 04:41 UTC