IHC extends stay order against PAC's recommendations about ex-chairman NAB.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday extended its stay order against the recommendation of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to remove Justice (R) Javed Iqbal from the chairmanship of Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CoIED).

Acting Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case filed by CoIED head and former chairman NAB Justice (R) Javed Iqbal against the recommendation of PAC following a complaint of Tayyaba Gull for alleged harassment.

Deputy Attorney General Arshad Mehmood informed the court that an inquiry commission had been set up into the matter. The court noted that the petitioner had challenged only the process of PAC.

Director General NAB Lahore pleaded that the PAC had summoned them again...

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