The Supreme Court (SC) scrapped on Friday amendments made to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999 last year and admitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s petition challenging it.
ISLAMABAD: In a significant development on Friday, the Supreme Court declared a petition challenging amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws admissible for hearing, subsequently ordering the restoration of all NAB cases.
The decision was made by a three-member bench of the Supreme Court, presided over by the outgoing Chief Justice, Umar Ata Bandial. The bench also included Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.
In a majority ruling of 2-1, the Supreme Court approved the petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, challenging amendments to the country’s accountability laws that were enacted during the tenure of the previous Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-led government.