No NRO will be given at any forum, Babar Awan clarifies
We cannot stop the accountability process against those who had looted the country: Babar Awan
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and former law minister Dr Babar Awan on Friday has clarified that no National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) will be given to anyone at any forum.
Speaking in the upper house of the Parliament, Senate, the PTI leader said that the government is ready to hold reforms and amendments on every matter expect pardoning the corrupt elements.
We cannot stop the accountability process against those who had looted the country, he added.
Babar Awan said that the Parliament cannot pass any judgment, however, Public Accounts Committee (APC) can hold inquiry or check official accounts.
National institutions in Pakistan have never been allowed to work according to the system, he went on to say.
On the other hand, Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla said that notices are being sent to humiliate people and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should be stopped from the mistakes that it is making.
Saleem Mandviwalla said what will happen to a common man if even the Parliament is scared. He vowed to continue his struggle and said PTI Dr. Babar Awan also supported his stance.
The deputy chairman further added that people approach him and request to save them from the anti-graft body. The NAB affectees will stand by us and we will continue to raise voice for them and hold weekly pressers, he remarked.
