Senate body reviews NAB, FIA's powers under Anti-money Laundering Act 2010.

ISLAMABAD -- A special committee of the Senate on Friday discussed the mechanism for accountability of judges through parliament and NAB's power of investigation under Anti-money Laundering Act 2010. Senator Farooq Hamid Naik, who chaired the meeting, said it was important to define which case came under the Act and what powers, both FIA and NAB, had in this regard. He questioned what were the reasons for the grey list and what rules and regulations were on statuary book in this regard. He sought a detailed briefing by the Chairman NAB, DG FIA and Secretary Finance in the next meeting. Regarding the mechanism of accountability of judges and judicial officers, the convener of committee called for a briefing, firstly from law ministry on the issue. Senator Javed Abbasi said that the current mechanism was not effective since many cases of misconduct of judicial officers were still pending added "we should follow the model of other developed countries." Senator...

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