President promulgates NAB amendment ordinance 2019-Financial sectors excluded from NAB purview.

President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday promulgated the NAB Amendment Ordinance 2019 - a move which curtails the sweeping powers of the anti-corruption watchdog to act against any individual accused of corruption at will.

The new ordinance provides more protection to a public office holder or government official while at the same time excludes several financial sectors from the purview of the country's premier anti-corruption watchdog.

In a major amendment to the NAB law, the government mandates the NAB chairman to submit a report on complaints against the bureau to the...

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