BHC voids Hafeez Sheikh's appointment as NFC member.

Byline: Saleem ShahidUpdated

QUETTA -- The BalochisAtan High Court (BHC) has nullified the appointment of Adviser to the Prime Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and the federal finance secretary as the National Finance ComAmission (NFC) members, barring them from working on the th NFC Award.

The BHC bench, headed by Chief Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, also annulled the terms of reference (ToRs) issued by President Arif Alvi for the NFC and ordered implementation of the NFC rules under Article 6 of the Constitution for appointment of NFC members.

'President of Pakistan and NFC are bound to fully implement the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Hence the federal and provincial governments should utilise joint efforts in order to strengthen the federation rather than racing for a major share of NFC,' the court declared.

The BHC issued the order on Tuesday on a petition filed by Advocate Kamran Murtaza, MNA Mohammad Aslam Bhootani and Advocate Sajid Tareen.

The high court asked the Balochistan governor and chief minister to appoint a non-political individual to represent the province for th NFC Award. 'BalochisAtan governor and provincial government have to appoint a non-political individual as...