KARACHI - Law Minister Farogh Naseem has said that the prime minister and opposition leader can remove National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal through consultation, but Imran Khan does not wish so.
The law minister said so while speaking on Geo News’ show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’. He said no allegations has been levelled against the NAB chief which could suggest that he is a dishonest person.
“The NAB chairman is an honest man and the anti-graft body needs such a person,” Naseem said. “The government has neither pressurised the NAB, nor will it do so.”
He maintained that the anti-corruption watchdog has been independently functioning and it should be allowed to work freely.
The minister said that reports have been surfacing that the viral video of the woman is fake, adding, “The husband and wife intend to make inquiry against them controversial”.
He also said that there was nothing controversial about a recent interview of the NAB chief.