NAB Chairman bans transfers and postings following SC orders

NAB Chairman bans transfers and postings following SC orders

*KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (R) Javed Iqbal has banned all kinds of transfers and postings across the country. *

According to the anti-graft watchdog spokesperson, the NAB chairman has also ordered to stop implementation of recently announced posting and transfers of officers to different regional offices.

The announcement from the anti-corruption department comes after Supreme Court barred the government from the transfer of investigation officers in high-profile cases of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday announced major reshuffle with posting and transfers.

NAB Chairman Justice (R) Javed Iqbal gave the approval of the transfers and posting of 12 officers of regional offices of Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to a notification, the anti-graft watchdog transferred 12 assistant directors of BPS-17. The anti-corruption department has transferred 7 assistant directors of Balochistan to different regions.