SC asks gov’t to appoint Chairman NAB

A five member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed the government to immediately appoint Chairman National Accountability Bureau.

Hearing appointment of Chairman NAB case in Islamabad Friday‚ the bench observed that the post of chairman NAB is vacant for the past many months‚ which is delaying investigation of many mega scandals.

The court‚ in its order‚ asked the government to take the orders seriously and appoint the chairman NAB at the earliest. The court said it is the responsibility of the federation to make the NAB fully functional.

Earlier‚ Attorney General Munir A Malik sought one week time for the appointment of Chairman NAB. The court rejected the arguments of the attorney general describing them as irrelevant.

The attorney general said consultation is underway for the appointment of an uncontroversial chairman NAB.

He said the appointment has not been made due to the visit of leader of the opposition abroad.

Hearing of the case has been adjourned for an indefinite period.

The government has not yet appointed new NAB chief after the removal of Admiral ® Fasih Bukhari on the order by the Supreme Court.

Bukhari had been appointed by the PPP government in a controversial decision.

The gov’t is in consultations with the opposition for a consensus NAB chief and talks have not yet reached any conclusion.

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