CJP heads five-judge bench; PTI founder Imran Khan joins via video link from Adiala Jail
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court has resumed hearing on a set of intra-court appeals against the revocation of the National Accountability Bureau law amendments. Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa is heading the five-member bench which also includes Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi.
Imran Khan, the incarcerated founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , has joined the proceedings via video link from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. His request seeking personal appearance in the case is pending with the apex court. On previous hearing, the former prime minister finally got an opportunity to interact with Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. Khan informed Justice Isa about difficulties he had been facing in seeking legal assistance about the case.CJP Isa said no one should be disallowed such a facility, allowing Khan’s lawyer, Khawaja Haris, to meet his client in Adiala Jail.These amendments brought about several changes to the NAB Ordinance 1999, which included reducing the terms of the NAB chairman and prosecutor general to three years, restricting NAB’s jurisdiction to cases involving amounts over Rs500 million, and transferring all pending inquiries, investigations, and trials to the relevant authorities.In September 2023, the apex court upheld former prime minister Imran Khan’s petition contesting the amendments to the country’s accountability laws. Under the leadership of then-chief justice Umar Ata Bandial and including Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Ijazul Ahsan, the court held over 50 hearings. With a majority 2-1 decision, the court reinstated corruption cases against public officials that had been closed due to the amendments. The apex court directed the reopening of all corruption cases valued at less than Rs500 million that had been closed against political leaders from various parties and public office holders, deeming the amendments null and void. This verdict holds significant implications, as the nullification of the amendments means that cases against several prominent political figures in the country will once again proceed in the accountability courts. These cases include the Toshakhana reference involving PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, as well as the LNG reference against former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and the rental power reference against another former premier, Raja Parvez Ashraf.Gandapur to be indicted on July 5 in audio leak caseUnemployment, inflation, graft made Modi less appealing in India elections: SurveyWhen will the National Assembly Meet?? Which Leaders of PTI will Join??Ali Amin Gandapur Governor's verbal barrage on K.P
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