The Islamabad High Court issued notices to the Attorney General and other parties on the petition against the NAB Amendment Ordinance 2024.
Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Aamir Farooq removed the objections of the Registrar’s Office on the petition, lawyer Muhammad Azhar Siddique appeared in the court on behalf of the petitioner Shahri Malik Najiullah.
Specific seats, the People’s Party also filed a review appeal in the Supreme Court
The petitioner’s lawyer said that the new amendment ordinance was not even presented in the Parliament, the remand period has been increased from 14 to 40 days in the amendment ordinance, the punishment of the officer who prosecuted the case for malice has been reduced from 5 years to 2 years. Held, passing the Ordinance without taking it to Parliament is contrary to the intent of the Act.
The Supreme Court issued an order not to telecast the NAB amendment case live
Chief Justice Islamabad High Court said that the important question is whether the Acting President can pass the ordinance or not? The court adjourned the hearing till August 6, directing to see the decisions of the Supreme Court and the Islamabad High Court regarding the Presidential Ordinances.
