Protest in Senate against NAB chairman’s statement on corruption
A view of the Senate in Islamabad. — File photo
ISLAMABAD: A number of senators strongly protested during Friday’s session of the Senate against a statement made earlier by Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari over the magnitude of corruption in the country, DawnNews reported.
Chairman Senate Nayyar Hussain Bokhari headed Friday’s session in Islamabad.
During the session, Senator Farhatullah Babar said the statement issued by the NAB chairman was contrary to facts. He said the lack of a wealth tax in the country did not imply corruption, adding that, wealth tax had been abolished by law.
The Senate chairman said his NAB counterpart had introduced a new definition of corruption.
Also during the session, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Zahid Khan said declaring politicians were being insulted by being declared as tax evaders. He added that tax returns filed by generals, judges and owners of media houses should also be revealed.
During the session, minorities’ senators also registered their protest against the killing of a spiritual leader of the Hindu community in Balochistan’s Mastung area. They called for the immediate arrest of those responsible for the killing.
They added that large numbers of people from the country’s religious minorities had been migrating from Sindh and Balochistan during the current government as a result of the unsafe conditions they were living in.
Subsequently, the session was adjourned until 4pm Monday.
They always have an answer. LOL
“Also during the session, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Zahid Khan said declaring politicians were being insulted by being declared as tax evaders. He added that tax returns filed by generals, judges and owners of media houses should also be revealed.”
Yeah. Its like ‘if that guy is doing corruption, so will I’.
And ‘Don’t just look at me when it comes to corruption, look at the other stoo’.
Such a sorry state our country is in.
Well done senators . How dare NAB chairman can talk to you like that , doesn’t he know that you guys are above the law ?
So our parlementatians are complaint about accusations and the magnitude of corruption by the chairman of NAB. Let them pass a law requiring any member of the N.A or the Senate or the civil servants or any other government officials caught accepting bribes; having wealth beyond their disclosed means; indulging in nepotism, enabling family members and third parties to indulge in corruption, to receive mandatory life imprisonment sentence to the served in the lowest level of prision or in the worst cases death penalty
Shame on you politicians , shame on you
Truth is bitter.