KARACHI: On Monday, Bilawal Bhutto, the c
hairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, maintained
that PPP would strongly rebuff the illegal extension in Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal’s tenure as National Ac
countability Bureau (NAB) c
hairman.
“Illegal extension in C
hairman NABs tenures would be forcefully opposed by PPP,” the young PPP leader tweeted. “Law specifies tenure my not be extended. Even attempting an extension, for most controversial c
hairman in history, would serve to prove our argument
that National Ac
countability Bureau is an extension of IKs govt not impartial.”
Earlier on Saturday, Law Minister Farogh Naseem rejected rumours
that his ministry has prepared an ordinance to extend the present NAB chief’s tenure.
On the other hand, while talking to journalists, the law minister Farogh Naseem said the issue of the possible extension of the current NAB c
hairman’s tenure has been discussed with the Prime Minister four to five times.
He said
that it is likely
that the situation may
become clear next week, adding
that it’s the right of the PM to select a person
for the post of the head of the corruption watchdog and he just can give advice on the matter.
Farogh Naseem further maintained
that the prime minister would consider more than one name
for the post and will pick the right person
for the slot.
