Islamabad: The amendments made to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 2000 by the PML-N-led coalition government have benefited more than 90 percent of cases, including high-profile cases, from which the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was dealing with. Whether at the stage of inquiry, investigation or trial – shows the report submitted by the graft buster to the Supreme Court.
NAB has submitted a report to the Supreme Court detailing the cases of public office holders including political leaders who will be affected under the new amendments in the NAB law.
A three-member special bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandyal is hearing PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s petition challenging the amendment of the NAB Ordinance.
According to the report, among other leaders of all major political parties including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif benefited the most from the amendments. Senior federal ministers will also benefit from these changes.
Leaders include Mian Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Maryam Nawaz, Faryal Talpur, Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Khawaja Saad Rafiq, Rana Sanaullah, Javed Latif, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Aamir Mehmood Kayani, Akram Durrani and others. Included. Mandiwala, Noor Alam Khan, Nawab Aslam Raisani, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, Burjees Tahir, Nawab Ali Wasan, Sharjeel Inam Meem, Anwar Haq Kakar, Liaqat Jatoi, Ameer Makam, Goram Bugti, Jafar Khan Mandukhel, Gujranwala. Mehdi Shah
NAB while giving details of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cases informed the Supreme Court that the case related to illegal allotment of 1400 kanals of government land near Lal Sohanra National Park will be affected by the recent amendment as the amount involved in the case is less. 500 million rupees.
Similarly, another case of abuse of power against the Prime Minister and others will be affected as the amount involved in the alleged scam is less than Rs 500 million.
Thirdly, the inquiry against Shehbaz Sharif and others regarding the illegal use of the Prime Minister’s jet from 2014 to 2018 will also be affected under Section 5 (o) of the NAB Amendment Act, 2022.
Besides, the investigation against Finance Minister Ishaq Dar regarding illegal appointment of CEO of ZTBL in violation of Nationalization Act 1974 will be affected.
Investigation against the Federal Minister of Railways under section 4 (2) (b) (d) (e) and 9 (a) (vi) of the NAB Act will also be closed.
The NAB has also told the Supreme Court that the inquiry against PTI leader Shaukat Ali Yousafzai for alleged abuse of power as KP Information Minister will be affected as the amount involved in the scam is less than Rs 500 million.
Similarly, the inquiry against PTI active member and former health minister Aamir Kayani for misuse of powers and obtaining financial benefits through dishonest and illegal methods by making drug pricing policy of section 4(2)(a) of the inquiry. will be affected. National Accountability Amendment Act 2022.
The NAB has also stated that the inquiry into the crime of hoarding of assets against former PTI Minister Khusro Bakhtiar, Makhdoom Hisham Khan Bakht and other family members will fall under Section 4(2)(c) of the First Amendment. .
The inquiry against PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur for the crime of assets beyond known sources of income is affected under Section 4 (2) (A) of the National Accountability Act, 2022.
The inquiry against JUIF chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will be closed as the property in the name of the accused in the case is of small amount and in the light of the new amendment act it is very difficult to connect benamidars.
NAB has also told the Supreme Court that the inquiry in the disproportionate assets case against Public Accounts Committee Chairman Noor Alam will be affected as the amount in the case is less than Rs 50 crore.
Following the order of the Supreme Court, NAB has submitted a list of all the corruption cases that will be affected under the new amendments in the NAB law.
According to the report, under the new amendments of NAB, 755 cases in the inquiry stage and 292 cases in the investigation stage will be affected.
Of these, 510 cases have an amount of less than Rs 500 million and will be affected by the amendment of Section 5(o) of the NAO 1999 by Section 3 of the National Accountability (Second Amendment) Act 2022.
Some 168 cases are related to the offense of assets in excess of income under Section 9(a)(v) while some 213 cases are related to the charge of assets in excess of income under Section 9(a)(vi) which is new in NAB. will be affected under the amendments. The law will similarly affect 89 cases related to cheating.
Furthermore, NAB informed the Supreme Court that the inquiry against Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on the charges of approving Kent Housing Society and acquiring occupied land of private individuals and cheating the common people by misuse of powers is affected under the recent amendments. Will be. In NAB Act
In the investigation against former MPA Abdul Aleem Khan, it is alleged that between 2002 and 2018, he made assets which were found to be disproportionate to his known sources of income of Rs 1.4 billion.
Investigations against Chaudhry Sugar Mill owned by Sharif family including Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz will be affected.
Investigations against Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah will be affected under the new NAB law on charges of excess assets from known sources and assets worth Rs 95 million and illegal income of Rs 100 million in the name of benamidars.
In view of the recent amendments in the NAB law, a total of six cases against Nawaz Sharif will be affected. An inquiry against Syed Adil Geelani, chairman of Transparency International of Pakistan, will also be affected.
