Karachi, Sindh: NAB corruption references involving billions of rupees were ordered to be returned to accountability courts by the Sindh High Court on Tuesday.
The court accepted petitions filed by the National Accountability Bureau. It declared previous accountability court decisions in the references null and void.
The bench ruled that NAB references would be treated as pending before the concerned accountability courts.
The court ordered that cases moved to anti-corruption and other courts be returned immediately to accountability courts. These hearings must be held in accordance with the law.
The references involving Iqbal Z. Ahmad, Ali Raza, Iftikhar Qaimkhani, Ahmad Hayat and others will again be heard by accountability courts.
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The court also restored accountability court jurisdiction over cases linked to the LPG quota and the National Bank. Additionally, cases connected to the Karachi Port Trust and the alleged illegal transfer of government land in Karachi, Sindh, were included.
In its remarks, the bench said accountability courts had transferred the cases to other forums without seeking NAB’s consent. It said this consent was legally required.
The Sindh High Court rejected NAB’s petition against former Sindh inspector general of police Ghulam Haider Jamali. It ordered the reference against him to be sent to the concerned department.
