ISLAMABAD – The Parliamentary Committee on National Accountability Laws unanimously agreed on Wednesday that members of the judiciary and military need not be held accountable under the new proposed accountability law, said Law Minister Zahid Hamid.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari said all parties had agreed on the move as both institutions had their own systems for dispensing justice to their members.
The accountability law aimed at leaving no ‘sacred cows’ untouched ─ that has spent over a year on the drawing board ─ was intended to ensure across-the-board accountability and bring judges and generals within the purview of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
However, earlier in October, the PTI and Muttahida Qaumi Movement frustrated the nearly year-long process of drafting legislation with a U-turn during the 13th meeting of the committee, shattering the consensus built around the nearly finalised bill.