ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Law has issued a notification on Saturday afterthe approval of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Ordinance2019.
Earlier, the NAB Amendment Ordinance 2019 has been challenged at KarachiRegistrylinkofthe Supreme Court. A citizen Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi has filed a petition atKarachi Registry of the SC challenging the NAB Amendment Ordinance, 2019,promulgated by the PTI-led government through a presidential ordinance onFriday.
The petitioner has made the federal government, the Ministry of Lawsecretary, the Cabinet Division secretaries, Ministry of Interior,Establishment Division, the NAB chairman, the NAB Director GeneralHeadquarters and others as party in the case.
The petitioner said, “All citizens are equal in the constitution ofPakistan, the amended ordinance is violation of the constitution and thefundamental rights of citizens.”
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The application pleaded with the apex court to immediately order suspendingthe National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, while claimingthat the amendment was against Article 25 of the Constitution, and anattempt to protect the corruption of ministers and government officials.
