SC rules to restore all NAB cases in its short and sweet reserved verdict in NAB Amendment Case

The Supreme Court (SC) rules to restore all graft cases against public office holders in its reserved verdict in the NAB amendment case.

The three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, comprising Justice Mansoor and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, had reserved the verdict on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s petition against the National Accountability (Amendment) Act, 2022.

The verdict was reserved by the bench earlier this week on Tuesday, stating that the date of the verdict would be announced later. 

The SC bench by a majority of 2 to 1 declared the former prime minister’s plea challenging amendments to the NAB law as maintainable.

All National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases and inquiries, including those of below Rs500 million, that were disposed of subject to the amendments, now stood restored.

SC struck down the sections pertaining to the definition of be-nami and assets beyond means, as well as the section shifting the onus of proving a case onto the prosecution.

The apex court had reserved its verdict on September 5, after conducting 53 hearings on the former prime minister’s petition.