Summary Govt discussing formation of Commission comprising of NAB officials in order to curb Buraue's powers
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Federal government on Wednesday has started discussing limiting National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) powers as the Bureau started tightening its noose on corrupt politicians and bureaucrats. The government’s legal team has advised the Federation on formation of NAB Commission in order to restrict the authority of the Bureau’s Chairman.
According to the details, the government appears anxious as NAB widened its operation against corrupt officials and is now discussing the formation of a Commission comprising of NAB officials in order to curb its powers and keep a check on them.
According to sources, the votes of both the officials and NAB’s Chairman will carry equal weightage after which the Bureau’s overall powers will be restricted as the final decision on in any case will not be made by the Chairman but the Commission.
Sources further say that consultations to stop NAB from interfering with Provincial independence are also underway after which the Provinces will have the power to take action against any elements of corruption.
Discussions are also underway in the Federal government to alleviate the accountability fears of government officials due to which NAB’s authority to take action against government employees may also be limited.
On the other hand, in a statement issued by NAB’s Spokesperson from Islamabad has stated that it was due to the government’s non-interfering policy that NAB is an independent agency today. The Spokesperson further stated that some inefficiencies and problems in the Bureau were received from previous generations’ working for the correction of which rapid steps are being taken.
According to the Spokesperson, NAB respects Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s opinions and NAB’s working will be further improved in light of the PM’s suggestions.
