Govt notifies retired Lt Gen Nazir Ahmad as NAB chairman.

The Ministry of Law and Justice on Monday notified retired Lt Gen Nazir Ahmad as new chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

The ministry issued the notification a couple of days after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Leader of the Opposition Raja Riaz unanimously decided to appoint Mr Ahmad at the head of the anti-graft buster watchdog.

The notification states the appointment has been made for the period of three years. Mr Ahmad's appointment came after Aftab Sultan stepped down, saying he had refused to toe the lines.

A notification issued by the Prime Minister House on Feb 4 stated, 'In terms of Section 6 of the National Accountability Ordinan e, 1999 (XVIII of 1999), as amended from time to time, consultation between the Leader of the House is the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly has been made and there is a consensus on the name of Lt.Gen(Retd.) Nazir Ahmad, for his appointment by the Federal Government as Chairman, National Accountability Bureau (NAB)'.

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