PBC asks NAB chairman to take action against Arsalan Iftikhar
Syed Amjad said that NAB should follow the slogan of accountability for everyone in this case too.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Tuesday wrote to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal to probe the son of former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry over corruption case.
PBC Vice-Chairman Syed Amjad Shah issued a statement today expressing that Supreme Court of Pakistan after considering the corruption case of Arsalan Iftikhar referred to NAB to probe the matter and take an action against him whereas Arsalan Iftikhar filed a petition to review the case.
According to the statement, the Supreme Court (SC) issued orders for the action against Arsalan Iftikhar while the appeal filed by Arsalan was also withdrawn by him. It also stated that anti-graft watchdog did not take necessary actions despite the judicial orders. “NAB should follow the slogan of accountability against everyone,” it added.
According to a local website, the Vice Chairman PBC said that the Pakistan Bar Council discussed the matter in its last meeting and resolved that in view of importance of the issue specially for ensuring across the board accountability and elimination of corruption, under the influence of highest Judicial Office, it is imperative that the corruption case against Arslan Iftikhar, pending in the NAB, should also be investigated and dealt with, as per the law without any loss of time.
He has, therefore, addressed a letter to the Chairman, NAB requesting himto issue direction for initiating investigation of the case of Arslan Iftikhar at the earliest for bringing the same to logical end.
