The federal government has approved a three-year extension for National Accountability Bureau Chairman Lt. Gen. (Retired) Nazir Ahmed, allowing him to continue leading the anti-corruption watchdog from March 6, 2026. The move follows recent legislative changes permitting such extensions. The extension comes under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, and the Ministry of Law and Justice […]
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SC rejects PML-N’s dismissal petition against NAB Chairman
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday rejected a dismissal petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) seeking removal of Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (r) Javed Iqbal. During the hearing, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) upheld the raised objections by SC registrar office, that had directed the petitioner Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Noor […]
Bureau nothing to do with elections: NAB chairman
RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Thursday said the bureau upholds the policy of “accountability across the board” and it has nothing to do with elections. While addressing a ceremony, the NAB chairman said that the bureau’s first priority was to recover money from those involved in bank frauds and land […]
NAB functions under law, not bias: Chairman
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Tuesday said that NAB didn’t work against anyone unduly. He said that NAB functioned within the margins of the law and that with time NAB will be going through an evident change in its transparency for investigations. Presiding a high-level meeting, Iqbal revealed that […]