*The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has a petition seeking inclusion of ChiefJustice of Pakistan (CJP) in the consultation process for the appointmentof the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairperson.*
Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition against the appointment ofthe NAB chief and declared the petition non-maintainable, saying that thecourt cannot give directions to the Parliament.
The petition was filed by a citizen named Muhammad Fahad. The petitionermaintained that the Supreme Court had ordered that amendments should bemade in Section 6 of the NAB Ordinance and the CJP should be consulted onthe appointment.
Petitioner’s counsel said that the decision of the Supreme Court was notimplemented.
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Chief justice remarked that the judgement that the petitioner was referringto was only an observation, not a verdict. Many judgements have been madesince then, the chief justice said.
“The appointment of the NAB chairman is the prerogative of the Parliament,”he added.
