KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Monday his party would “forcefully” oppose the possible extension in Justice (r) Javed Iqbal’s tenure as National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman. “Illegal extension in Chairman NABs tenures would be forcefully opposed by PPP,” the young PPP leader tweeted. “Law specifies tenure my not be extended. Talking to journalists, the law minister Farogh Naseem said the issue of the possible extension of the incumbent NAB chairman’s tenure has come up in meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan four to five times. Farogh said that the prime minister would consider more than one name for the post and will pick whoever he thinks is fit for the slot.

Source: Pakistan Today September 27, 2021 09:11 UTC