{"id":315085,"date":"2023-02-21T13:53:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T08:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=315085"},"modified":"2023-02-21T13:59:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T08:59:16","slug":"aftab-sultan-resigns-as-nab-chairman-after-7-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/aftab-sultan-resigns-as-nab-chairman-after-7-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Aftab Sultan resigns as NAB chairman after 7 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aftab Sultan resigned as the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday, he confirmed to Dawn.com.<\/p>\n<p>Sultan was appointed to the post of the head of the anti-corruption watchdog by the incumbent government last year in July after retired Justice Javed Iqbal had relinquished charge as the NAB chairman.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office stated that Sultan had presented his resignation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif citing personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prime minister appreciated the services of Mr Aftab Sultan and lauded his honesty and uprightness. 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