Share:Recently promulgated National Accountability Bureau (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday. The government in a recently promulgated presidential ordinance amended the NAB law and extended tenure of the incumbent Chairman NAB Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. “The NAB Amendment Ordinance contravenes the judgments of the higher judiciary,” according to the petition. “The incumbent chairman will continue to work until a consensus is reached on the appointment or extension,” the AG said. It is to be mentioned here that the incumbent Chairman NAB, Javed Iqbal’s four-year term completed on October 8 (yesterday).

Source: The Nation October 09, 2021 07:07 UTC