• The 3-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial.
• Federal Govt’s lawyer Makhdoom Ali Khan will start his arguments in the next hearing.
• Registrar’s Office has issued notices to all the parties in the NAB Amendments case.

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan fixed former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s petition against amendments in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws for hearing on January 10.

The three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, will hear the petition on January 10. The three-member bench also includes Justice Ejaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.

The federal government’s lawyer Makhdoom Ali Khan will start his arguments in the next hearing.

The Supreme Court Registrar’s Office has issued notices to all the parties in the NAB Amendments case.

Former prime minister Imran Khan’s lawyer Khawaja Haris has completed arguments in the NAB amendments case.

Earlier, in the hearing which continued till December last year, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah asked the lawyer during the hearing that he did not tell the court which NAB amendments are against fundamental rights.

Imran Khan’s lawyer, Khawaja Haris, while giving arguments, said that there is an order of accountability of government officials in Islam. According to Islam, the ruler is responsible for injustice in any country.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said that apart from Imran Khan, no other political party or citizen challenged the NAB amendments.

It is pertinent to mention here that in May, the National Assembly approved amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance 1999 in a bid to curtail the powers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

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