Has Opposition Acknowledged Validity of NAB Chairman?
It must be noted that though opposition parties opposed the government's decision, they all have happily accepted Javed Iqbal’s tenure extension
Federal Cabinet approved NAB Amendment Ordinance 2021 paving the way for the continuation of the incumbent Chairman Justice (R) Javed Iqbal on the post and opposition parties have no objection to the decision.
According to the ordinance, the president will appoint the chairman of NAB in consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition.
Moreover, the new NAB chairman will be appointed for four years and his term may be extendable.
The incumbent chairman who was completing his 4-year term on October 8 was expected to be replaced on the same date, however, it didn’t go along the same way.
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Moreover, if there is no unanimous decision on the appointment of the new NAB chairman, the matter will be referred to a parliamentary committee.
Speaking to media outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), vice-president of PML-N Maryam Nawaz, said he did not have a say in her party’s decision to support Javed Iqbal’s term extension.
On the other hand, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that the extension of the Javed Iqbal’s term is “not only illegal but has malicious intent.”
Extension of NAB chairman’s term is not only illegal but has malicious intent. Selected government wants to continue victimization of opposition while ensuring the PM, his family, government and cronies continue to be immune from accountability. especially post #PandoraPapers.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) October 7, 2021
Further, there was a strong reaction from the lawyers on the tenure extension of the NAB chairman.
In this regard, President of Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) Maqsood Buttar condemns the government’s proposal to extend the tenure of Javed Iqbal.
Although opposition parties and lawyers have protested against the government’s decision, it must be noted that all of them have happily accepted Javed Iqbal’s tenure extension.
