LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e- Azam (PML-Q) leaders filed a petition in Lahore High Court (LHC) challenging the powers of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman.
In their joint petition challenging NAB chairperson Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, the Chaudhry brothers alleged that the NAB was an institution of political engineering and raised questions on its investigative authority.
Calling it a political revenge, the PML-Q leaders has urged the court to declare NAB’s move to reopen the case regarding assets beyond means illegal.
PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Elahi in the petition said that the NAB has turned into a political institution as it is being used for political victimisations.
They added that different courts have raised objection over the NAB’s investigation process and its role.
According to sources, the investigation against Ch Pervaiz Elahi was being made on his tenure as a provincial minister for local bodies in ’80s for misusing his power for making 38 appointments.
While the investigation against Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain pertained to accumulating assets beyond known sources of income.
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