NAB Amendment Ordinance 2019 challenged in Supreme Court.

KARACHI -- The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Ordinance 2019 has been challenged at the Supreme Court, media reported on Saturday.

A citizen Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi has filed a petition at Karachi Registry of the apex court challenging the amended law.

President Dr Arif Alvi had signed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Ordinance 2019 into law on Friday.

The petitioner has made the Government of Pakistan, Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice, secretaries of Cabinet Division, Ministry of Interior, Establishment Division, Chairman NAB, Director General Headquarters NAB and others as party in the case.

The petitioner said, 'All citizens are equal in the constitution of Pakistan, the amended ordinance is violation of the constitution and the fundamental rights of citizens'.

The federal cabinet's approval to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance 2019, is unprincipled and dubious, the petition said. 'The amended ordinance has pushed the NAB under the subordination of the scrutiny committee, petitioner said which will thoroughly affect the utility and...

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