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NAB deputy chairman resigns from position

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  • Shah tendered resignation on Monday, citing personal reasons.
  • No official word from NAB issued yet on Shah’s resignation.
  • Shah served as NAB acting chairman after chairman stepped down.

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Deputy Chairman Zahir Shah has resigned from his position citing personal reasons, The News reported Tuesday.

Shah tendered his resignation to NAB Chairman Lt General (R) Nazir Ahmad Butt on Monday, the publication reported.

Though no official word from the NAB on the stepping down of Shah has been issued yet, sources in the NAB confirmed that he resigned due to personal reasons.

According to the sources, Shah has submitted the resignation to the NAB chairman after a meeting. They added that Shah may be given another important assignment in the anti-corruption watchdog.

Prior to his elevation to the position of deputy chairman, Shah held the position of NAB Rawalpindi director general and director operations in the NAB Headquarters. 

He had also served as NAB acting chairman after the previous NAB chairman, Aftab Sultan, stepped down from the office.

Shah’s was the second resignation from the NAB in a week as a few days back Prosecutor General Accountability Justice (R) Syed Asghar Haider submitted his resignation, citing personal reasons. 

Asghar’s tenure was to end in February 2024. Investigations into the 190 million pounds scandal have been completed and a reference was to be filed this month in an accountability court — which cannot be done without the approval of the prosecutor general.

The PG has sent his resignation to the NAB chairman and it has been received in the Prime Minister’s House.

The prosecutor general confirmed his resignation, saying that it was tendered due to personal reasons. 

The PTI government had given a 3-year service extension to Asghar Haider through an ordinance in February 2021.

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The PPP and PML-N will confer on power-sharing arrangements in Punjab today.

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The coordination committees of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are scheduled to convene today at the Governor’s House in Lahore to deliberate on power-sharing arrangements in Punjab.

The PPP delegation would comprise Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mahmood, Nadeem Afzal Chan, Hassan Murtaza, and Ali Haider Gilani.

Ishaq Dar, Azam Nazir Tarar, Rana Sanaullah, Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan, and Maryam Aurangzeb will represent the PML-N.

The conference will discuss local issues in Punjab and offer a forum for the PPP to express its concerns over its collaboration with PML-N in the province.

Both parties seek to fortify their partnership and optimize governance techniques in Punjab.

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Sheikh Rasheed says PTI and government negotiations won’t provide any results.

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Sheikh Rasheed voiced his worries about the nation’s ongoing political dilemma while speaking outside the Anti-Terrorism Court.

According to Sheikh Rasheed, a committee was established to negotiate, but the process has not produced any tangible results. In order to emphasize the seriousness of the situation, he said, “Political conditions are extremely bad.”

He made the joke, “Even after war, if negotiations fail, then it will all come down to judo karate,” in reference to the next steps.

“Everyone there prays for Pakistan’s betterment,” Sheikh Rasheed, who had returned from Saudi Arabia, said. He emphasized the necessity for the nation’s circumstances to improve and stabilize.

Assad Qaiser, a former speaker and PTI leader, had earlier called on Speaker Ayaz Sadiq of the National Assembly to discuss the official start of talks with the government.

The two leaders shared their opinions on bringing parties together on matters of national importance and reducing political tensions and conflict.

“I will persuade my people, you persuade the hardliners in your party,” Ayaz Sadiq said to Assad Qaiser.

The party’s founder is in jail, and the PTI leadership has asked to meet with him. “We will continue to confer with him,” Assad Qaiser declared.

Earlier, PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai stated that if the discussions don’t begin, a campaign of civil disobedience will begin on December 14.

Speaking to the media Regarding the meetings, Yousafzai claimed that the government ministers were making insincere remarks.

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Bushra Bibi maintains bail as the IHC concludes the FIA’s petition.

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) conducted a hearing about the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) plea for the revocation of Bushra Bibi’s bail.

The court, led by Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, rejected the FIA’s petition during the hearing.

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Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb sought information regarding Bushra Bibi’s location, to which her attorney, Barrister Salman Safdar, affirmed her attendance in court.

The judge urged the counsel to regard the matters with gravity, underscoring the necessity of adherence to trial protocols.

The court sought details about instances where Bushra Bibi had been exempted from attending trial hearings and clarified that if the High Court grants bail and the accused fails to appear, the trial court holds the authority to cancel the bail.

Justice Aurangzeb assured that such actions would not amount to contempt of the High Court’s order.

Based on these considerations, the court closed the proceedings and dismissed the FIA’s plea.

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