ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday stopped NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) from arresting National Insurance CompanyLimited (NICL) chief Ayaz Khan Niazi in NICL scandal case.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar heard NICL scandal case.During the hearing, the chief justice remarked that the NAB arrests thosewho are in Pakistan while leaves out the ones who are supposed to be takeninto custody.
“Those who have to be arrested have fled the country. We know how peopleare facilitated by the anti-graft in fleeing abroad,” the CJ criticisedduring his remarks.
Earlier, Niazi along with 12 others appeared in court a few days back, overthe NICL scandal. He was arrested in May over the top court’s orders, butwas granted bail later.
On the other hand, the apex-court uplifted the ban over the new recruitmentin Pakistan Institute Of Medical Sciences (PIMS).