Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday rejected the proposed amendments in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ordinance tabled by the opposition. The opposition has attempted to clip the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) wings by proposing amendments in the NAB Ordinance, however, the federal government rejected to accept it. The draft of the amendments, stated that the modifications will be applied on every citizen who had performed duties anywhere in Pakistan, whereas, the amended act will not be implemented over the financial loss of Rs1 billion or less to the Centre or a province.
The amended law will bar the govt to hold accountability on matters related to taxes, remittance, decisions of regulatory bodies, cabinet, Economic Coordination Committee, Council of Common Interests (CCI), Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC), property, funds and transactions.
