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LHC Summons NAB Chairman in Response to a Contempt Plea

LAHORE – In response to plea seeking contempt proceedings against chief of the top accountability watchdog in Pakistan on Wednesday, Lahore High Court (LHC) issued directrives to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman to appear in person on September 15  in the matter directing him to appear with coplete record related to the case.

A two-member bench, led by LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum issued the directives after a brief hearing of the contempt petition that Advocate Ahsan Abid had filed. The petitioner claimed that Khusro Bakhtiar and Hashim Jawan Bakht had amassed illegal assets. He claimed that despite his request for an inquiry and a subsequent court order,  the NAB failed to act on his complaint against them. Abid requested the court to initiate contempt proceedings against the NAB chairman for defying the court’s order.

Chief Justice Aalia Neelum asked who represented NAB in court, and the government lawyer replied that no one had appeared. Following this, the LHC summoned the NAB chairman with the record and adjourned the hearing until September 15.

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Ashi Asif is an Advocate of the High Court and has been associated with TLTP News Wire Service as a correspondent since 2020. She has covered major international events, including the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Norway in 2022, and continues her global journalistic engagement with coverage of the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony 2025 in Oslo. She can be reached at ashi@lawtoday.com.pk

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