Supreme Court of Pakistan Nullifies Controversial NAB Amendments: Impact and Implications
Posted in News4 mn readThe Supreme Court of Pakistan confirmed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s petition as admissible against the amendments in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance and nullified the amendments that were promulgated by the previous government of PDM. Imran Khan declared the Federation and NAB as parties in his petition against the amendment of NAB rules. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Atta Bandial pronounced this decision by a majority of two to one, while Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, who was part of this bench, wrote a dissenting note disagreeing with this decision. The Supreme Court said in its verdict that all the courts including NAB should decide on sending the pending cases to the competent courts in a week.
