Following the Supreme Court’s (SC) NAB amendments verdict, multiple references are likely to be sent back from Accountability Courts to NAB. According to sources, around 170 out of 189 references from Peshawar’s accountability courts will be transferred to NAB. Sources revealed that each of the references being transferred includes cases related to money laundering, corruption, and illegal assets, with a value of less than Rs 50 crore. NAB’s four courts will retain around 10 references for hearing, including some high-profile cases involving former federal minister Arbab Alamgir and his wife Asma Alamgir and former KP minister Sher Azam Wazir.

Some references related to the BRT scandal and other corruption scandals will also remain with NAB. Former IG KPK Malik Naveed’s reference will be heard in the accountability court, while former Secretary Welfare Board Tariq Awan’s reference will not be transferred to NAB. Additionally, a reference likely to be filed against accused Hasan Rafaq in the BRT scandal. Yesterday, the Supreme Court (SC) reinstated the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendments law by accepting the review plea of the federal government.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan