Feb 18 , 2016
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PM’s criticism on NAB challenged in LHC
INP
LAHORE – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s criticism on National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday.
In a petition against the statement of the prime minister, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Gohar Nawaz Sindhu has called it interference in the working of the accountability bureau. “Prime Minister has issued this statement to exert pressure over the NAB,” he said.
The petitioner further said that the politicians want to impede NAB in its action against corrupt people. The petitioner pleaded to the court to issue an order to stop the prime minister stopping him from interference in the working of the accountability agency.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had criticised the corruption watchdog on Tuesday and threatened to clip its powers over “harassment of government officers”. He had said that bureaucrats were afraid of taking decisions because they were fearful of NAB harassment.
NAB terrifies government officers and hinders them from performing their duties, while NAB officials enter the houses and offices of ‘innocent people’ without verifying the authenticity of the charges against them, he had said.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk