President Arif Alvi returns bill seeking amendments to NAB law
- 30-Apr-2023
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has sent back National Accountability (Amendment) Bill 2023 to parliament for reconsideration after observing that the amendments brought earlier in the National Accountability Ordinance 1999 were sub-judice before the Supreme Court. The National Assembly on April 19 passed the National Accountability (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The National Assembly on Friday during […]
Supreme Court hears Imran Khan’s plea against amends in NAB law
- 16-Nov-2022
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the record of the sentences in the NAB references after amendments in the law, ARY News reported. The apex court today heard former prime minister Imran Khan’s challenge to amendments in the National Accountability (NAB) Ordinance by the government. A special three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar […]
SC issues notice to federal govt in Imran Khan’s plea against NAB law
- 29-Jul-2022
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued notice to the federal government on a plea from Imran Khan against changes to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law, ARY NEWS reported. The PTI chairman has moved the apex court for a stay on implementation on recent changes through the Accountability Ordinance (amendment) bill 2022. Pleading the case, […]
Federal govt to make further amends to NAB laws
- 28-Jul-2022
The PML-N-led federal government has decided to make further amends to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws, ARY News reported. According to the anticipated amendments, NAB would not be able to investigate corruption cases under Rs 50 crores. The federal government has decided to amend the NAB laws under the NAB amendment bill 2022. The […]
PTI challenges NAB law amendment in SC
- 25-Jun-2022
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday moved Supreme Court to challenge recent amendments to the National Accountability (NAB) Ordinance by the coalition government, ARY News reported. In the petition filed today, the former prime minister prayed to the apex court to declare all amendments made to sections 2, 4, 5, […]
PTI to move SC against amendments to NAB law this week
- 21-Jun-2022
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced to challenge amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law in Supreme Court (SC) this week, ARY News reported on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, the former premier strongly criticised the NAB amendments and said that the changes in the law will […]
PTI observes black day against amended NAB law
- 20-Jun-2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will observe black day today with former prime minister Imran Khan saying that the looters have amended NAB law to nullify corruption cases worth Rs1200 billion against them, ARY NEWS reported. Heading a meeting over the passage of the accountability bill, the PTI chairman directed the party leaders to offer resistance […]
How amendments in NAB law will incapacitate accountability watchdog?
- 11-Jun-2022
ISLAMABAD: The joint session of the Parliament has recently passed the amendments to clip the wings of the National Accountability Bureau, ARY News reported. The assets beyond means of income will not be sufficient now for the accountability watchdog to initiate a case against a respondent. Under the proposed law, it has been made binding […]
Senate passes bills to reverse EVM use, overseas voting, NAB powers
- 27-May-2022
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday passed Election Act amendment bill 2022 and National Accountability Ordinance Amendment Bill 2022 with a majority vote to reverse the use of EVM, voting rights of overseas Pakistanis and curtail powers of NAB amid protest from opposition lawmakers, ARY NEWS reported. Law Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar presented the bills […]
National Assembly approves amendments to NAB laws
- 26-May-2022
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to curtail the powers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the National Assembly on Thursday approved amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance 1999, ARY NEWS reported. The bill was tabled by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar who said that multiple amendments were made in the accountability Ordinance to clip the powers […]