Supreme Judicial Council to review reference against NAB Chairman
The meeting has been summoned by the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Chief Justice of Pakistan has summoned meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council on May 16 to review Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry’s reference against the Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
The meeting will decide whether the reference is admissible for hearing or not. The council has also summoned the plaintiff at 02:00 pm on May 16.
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PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry on Monday filed reference against the NAB chairman few days after the Supreme Court announced Panama case verdict, ordering formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the prime minister and his sons wealth.
Fawad Chaudhry warned that if the NAB chairman was not removed from his post, it would amount to mockery of the apex court s order. He claimed that Qamar Zaman Chaudhry has failed to carry out his responsibilities as NAB chairman.
