Talking to The Express Tribune, Zafar, who is a PTI senator, said there was a major conflict of interest in this situation. After the SJC order, the federal government’s legal team deliberated about changing the process for the appointment of the NAB chief in view of 20-year-old top court’s ruling. Read more: SJC deliberates over its jurisdiction to proceed against NAB chairmanThe other section is interested in giving further extension to incumbent chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) President Salahuddin Ahmed wondered as to why judges should choose the NAB chairman. There is a potential for conflict of interest if their appointment is also made by those same judges.”The tenure of the incumbent NAB chairman is ending in October this year.

Source: The Express Tribune July 28, 2021 05:37 UTC