The accused in cases filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) are now seeking relief following the promulgation of National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021.
Several people named in NAB cases approached accountability courts in Islamabad, seeking termination of fraud and other cases.
They were of the view that all cases against them should be disposed off as NAB’s jurisdiction has ended.
However, the accountability court issued a notice to NAB, seeking a detailed reply from the bureau.
Last week, President Arif Alvi had promulgated the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021, under which the NAB law will not extend to matters pertaining to federal, provincial and local taxation, and decisions pertaining to the Council of Common Interests, (CCI), National Economic Council (NEC), National Finance Commission (NFC), Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), Central Development Working Party (CDWP) and Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP).
