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*ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued notice to the federalgovernment on a plea from Imran Khan against changes to NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) law. *
The PTI chairman has moved the apex court for a stay on implementation onrecent changes through the Accountability Ordinance (amendment) bill 2022.
Pleading the case, Khawaja Haris, the counsel representing PTI, said thatthe new law also carries a section that bars anyone to become approver whohas secured a plea bargain with the NAB.
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“Are you saying that a man who secures plea bargain should be allowed tobecome an approver,” the CJP Umar Ata Bandial asked and further remarkedthat the arguments mean that it would be difficult for the prosecutor toconvict a suspect.
During the hearing, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said that the court wouldintervene in the Parliament’s matter when their action is against theConstitution.
CJP Bandial further asked how many under trial cases will get affect fromthe amendment.
Khawaja Haris said that he was not seeking stay on the cases but any reliefthrough legislation should be linked with the outcome of the appeal in theapex court.
