Appeal filed against Supreme Court’s verdict on NAB amendments

An appeal was filed in the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday against the apex court’s decision in the case of amendments made to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

In the appeal filed by Advocate Farooq H. Naek on behalf of Abdul Jabbar, it was stated that the SC gave its decision in the case without listening to the appellant.

The petitioner said that there was no mention of any violation of a human right in the petition filed against the NAB amendments. “Therefore, it is prayed to the apex court to declare its own verdict dated September 15, 2023 null and void,” the petition said.

Accepting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s petition, the Supreme Court (SC) had around a month ago, on September 15, declared the amendments made to the NAO, 1999 null and void.

A three-judge bench, headed by the then chief justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial, announced the reserved verdict, which included restoring graft cases against public office holders that were closed down following the amendments.

The cases restored included Toshakhana references against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, along with the LNG reference against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and the rental power reference against former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.

Reporter: Babar Shahzad Turk