ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court will hear former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s plea NAB’s amendments 1999 on a daily basis.
A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by CJ Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsen and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, resumed the hearing on Imran Khan’s plea.
The former premier had challenged the NAB Ordinance 1999 amendments under Rule 6 of SC Rules 180.
It told the Supreme Court that the changes to the NAB law had benefited Saleem Mandviwalla, Hamza Shehbaz, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, and Raja Pervez Ashraf, as well as the current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The chief judge asked Haris, the attorney for PTI, how much time he would need to finish his points at the beginning of the session.
The attorney replied that he will finish the arguments in two days.
Haris informed the court that in addition to a number of corruption cases returning to the NAB, ongoing NAB inquiries had also been postponed.
The federal government had promised the court it would present a response at this session, the attorney claimed.
The attorney general is also not present [at the hearing], and the court hasn’t yet received the Center’s response, according to CJ Bandial.
Haris meanwhile said that NAB’s position is not on the record.
He stated, “We ought to know if NAB will maintain a different stance.”
CJ Bandial then commented that the NAB officials had stated they would adhere to the attorney general’s position.
Moreover, Justice Hassan remarked that NAB gave a verbal statement and there is nothing in writing.
“We only have to see the basic rights and violation of the Constitution,” the CJ interjected.
The court then postponed the hearing until Tuesday (October 5).
