The NAB Chairman has directed the committee to submit its report within ten days. – File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari has constituted an inquiry committee to ascertain the circumstances leading to adverse remarks for the NAB by the Supreme Court in its August 30 judgment regarding Arslan Iftikhar-Malik Riaz case with special reference to paras 21 and 25 of the order.

The three-member committee will be headed by one of the senior- most director generals of the bureau mandated to find out weaknesses and lapses on the part of the joint investigation team (JIT) in the case.

The committee will recommend remedial measures to avoid reoccurrence of such a situation in future proceedings of the NAB. The NAB Chairman has directed the committee to submit its report within ten days.

Opinion

Editorial

Ties with Tehran
Updated 24 Apr, 2024

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply?
Working together
24 Apr, 2024

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone...
Farmers’ anxiety
24 Apr, 2024

Farmers’ anxiety

WHEAT prices in Punjab have plummeted far below the minimum support price owing to a bumper harvest, reckless...
By-election trends
Updated 23 Apr, 2024

By-election trends

Unless the culture of violence and rigging is rooted out, the credibility of the electoral process in Pakistan will continue to remain under a cloud.
Privatising PIA
23 Apr, 2024

Privatising PIA

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s reaffirmation that the process of disinvestment of the loss-making national...
Suffering in captivity
23 Apr, 2024

Suffering in captivity

YET another animal — a lioness — is critically ill at the Karachi Zoo. The feline, emaciated and barely able to...