KARACHI: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi suggests the closure of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), claiming that the institution is being used for political engineering.
Speaking to media in Karachi after attending the accountability court on Tuesday, he said the bureau was meddling in politics which was not a good omen. He said justice was not being delivered and nobody was ready to focus on this aspect.
The injustice being committed by NAB was unprecedent in the judicial history, he said, adding that the bureau had paralysed the country.
He said: “It’s been five years since his case has been under trial and he has been attending the proceedings but nothing is being done. Only dates are given.” The former premier suggested installation of the surveillance cameras in courts so that the masses could observe what’s being done here.
Many judges were transferred from courts but his case was still pending, Abbasi said. He reiterated that the bureau should be abolished.
Meanwhile, Former prime minister and disgruntled PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday revealed reasons behind skipping Nawaz Sharif’s welcome rally at Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore.
Talking to media outside the accountability court, the former prime minister revealed that he was no longer a senior leader of the party and he did not find it necessary to attend every event.
“I am not a senior leader of the party and it is not necessary to attend every event” Shahid Khaqan said on a question about not attending Nawaz Sharif’s homecoming rally. –Agencies
