Govt to introduce new NAB Amendment Ordinance

• Prime Minister Imran Khan has already formed a committee to complete the task.

The federal government will be introducing a new ordinance for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), it was learned on Saturday.

As per details, Prime Minister Imran Khan has already formed a committee to complete the task. The development comes as the old NAB ordinance is set to expire tomorrow (Sunday) and the current NAB Ordinance could not be extended due to non-convening the session of the National Assembly (NA).

After which the government and the opposition are consulting on the NAB amendment law and the government has decided to bring a new NAB ordinance.

The committee will comprise Federal Law Minister Farogh Naseem, Asad Umar, Babar Awan, Pervez Khattak, and Shehzad Akbar.

The government has started the process of drafting a new NAB ordinance and Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a committee on the new ordinance.