NAB amendment law
ISLAMABAD
An accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday reserved its ruling on a plea filed by former president and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari challenging jurisdiction of the court to hear the Park Lane Reference. Farooq H Naeq, counsel for Asif Ali Zardari, advanced arguments in the court. Accountability Court judge Nasir Rana heard the plea. Naeq said after passage of the NAB amendment law, the reference did not fall under the jurisdiction of accountability court. AC court judge said that Islamabad High Court had already given its verdict regarding NAB references.
Judge Nasir Javed said as per IHC decision reference could not be sent back to NAB. Upon that Farooq H Naeq said high court’s decision pertained to amnesty schemes and tax cases. So IHC’s decision could not be implemented in the instant case.
NAB prosecutor Usman Masood opposed exoneration of former president in Park Lane case. The prosecutor said court should first decide about its jurisdiction regarding the reference. After hearing arguments from both sides, the court reserved its judgement. = DNA
