Public Accounts Committee takes a U Turn over NAB summons

Public Accounts Committee takes a U Turn over NAB summons

ISLAMABAD – Public Accounts Committee on Monday has taken a u turn over the issue of summoning NAB officials.

PAC has deferred its decision to take briefing from National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

According to details, National Assembly Secretariat has also issued a notification to NAB deferring his decision to take briefing over 168 underway cases.

It is pertinent here to mention that the second PAC meeting was scheduled to take place today (Monday) at 2:30pm.

Earlier, on December 28, PAC has summoned details from NAB and FIA of cases in the past.

The first meeting of PAC was held in Islamabad with Opposition leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif in chair.

“We will try to work as per law through teamwork. PAC is not a forum to broadcast news on media. NAB should provide details of the cases to the committee until Tuesday (January 1, 2019),” Sharif had said.