Sindh Assembly passes bill to repeal NAB Ordinance 1999
The bill to repeal NAB Ordinance 1999 was presented by provincial Law Minister Ziaul Hassan.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Assembly on Monday passed a bill to repeal National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance, 1999 amid protest from the opposition lawmakers.
The bill titled ‘National Accountability Ordinance 1999 Sindh Repeal Bill-2017’ was presented by provincial Law Minister Ziaul Hassan.
Passing of the bill means that NAB has lost its right to take actions against any institution which comes under Sindh government or any of its officers.
Opposition members belonging to MQM, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PML-Nawaz and PML-F raised objection and protested against repealing of NAB Ordinance in the House. After a few minutes of protest, the opposition members walked out of the session.
