Categories Courts

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.

Author

Shirin Ebadi,Kiana Rahman, Ali, Oslo, Editor, Kurdish woman Mahsa Jina Amini, Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Prize Committee, Woman, Life, Freedom, Nobel Peace Prize Award 2023

Ashi Asif is an advocate High Court and associated with TLTP News Wire Service as correspondent since 2020. She has covered The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Norway 2022. She can be reached at ashi@lawtoday.com.pk

More From Author

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

SC Upholds Charitable Status for Ethical Trade But Mandates Strict Proof of Application for Tax Exemption

ISLAMABAD – A recent Supreme Court ruling has provided essential clarity on the income tax…

SC Affirms Post Arrest Bail Standard: ‘Further Inquiry’ is Prerequisite for Liberty; Gravity of Offence Insufficient for Rejection

ISLAMABAD – While reinforcing fundamental principles of criminal jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has accepted post-arrest…

Lahore High Court, Justice Abher Gul Khan, Sajjad Ali acquittal, murder conviction overturned, reasonable doubt, flawed investigation, evidentiary failures, delayed FIR, post-mortem delay, withholding witnesses, unsubstantiated motive, unreliable testimony, forensic gaps, Khudayar Mohla

LHC Acquits Murder Convict as Prosecution Failed to Prove the Story

LAHORE – A single-member bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Justice Abher Gul Khan,…