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Punjab Assembly on Wednesday expressed concern over the recent actions taken by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) demanded of the federal government to amend the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999 to prohibit the use of "illegal powers".
"Harassing senior officials, insulting them, highlighting their names in media, and doing character assassination on the part of NAB is illegal and unethical," read the resolution passed by the provincial assembly.
The resolution, which was presented by Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah, urged all institutions including NAB to ensure upholding basic human rights, and ethical values in accordance with the Constitution. It also asked the federal government to take measures to discuss the issue in the parliament.
The provincial government also demanded to eliminate the plea bargain clause from the ordinance.
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Feb 28, 2018 06:16pm
Basically the bill is to ensure politicians are safe from NAB...
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Feb 28, 2018 06:30pm
Yet another silly joke by the horrible law Minister in Punjab and his crooked cronies.
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Feb 28, 2018 06:35pm
Why stop at that? Where is the resolution to legalize lying, cheating, and stealing?
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Feb 28, 2018 06:44pm
How many amendment's do they plan to make it suitable for them?
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Feb 28, 2018 06:52pm
When NAB is acting like NAB should without being pressured by politicians, the politicians got a problem and call it illegal powers. Every current politician with an exception of a few is involved in some sort of corruption.
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Feb 28, 2018 06:57pm
Much needed.
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Feb 28, 2018 06:57pm
PMLN don't know the consequences of such amendments, it will open doors for every govt official and even for low rank govt officer to loot the nation's wealth with both hands, the amendment will protect them at all levels, Nation should call for a protest against such amendments.
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Feb 28, 2018 06:59pm
Shooting the messenger instead of controlling corruption.
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Feb 28, 2018 07:02pm
Kill the threat that asks for accountability and that solves the problems. This is the attitude these corrupt rulers have to stay in power.
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Feb 28, 2018 07:06pm
Disgraceful act of rulers to curtail the powers of NAB so that their corruption never gets exposed.
Why not just do away with courts and decide all crimes by votes?
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Feb 28, 2018 07:24pm
Amendment in NAB ordinance in the backdrop of Ahad Cheema' s arrest shows that all laws made by assemblies are for poor and shocked people of Pakistan but all elites e.g MNA,MPAs and bureaucrats are exempted from any law .These corrupt people should be thrown out of assemblies. Who eat Pakistan's poor people's rights themselves
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Feb 28, 2018 07:29pm
Interesting how our leaders start making amendements to selective parts of the law to suit their needs!
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Feb 28, 2018 07:30pm
No to amendments for self interests, yes for NAB for national interest!
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Feb 28, 2018 07:34pm
If it is unconstitutional punish them as per the law...seeking to pass the bill is to create the scape routes...
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Feb 28, 2018 07:36pm
Shame on PMLN and Punjab Assembly for passing a resolution which implicitly support corruption in the Punjab by its big wigs political leadership and bureaucrats.
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Feb 28, 2018 07:49pm
Where were these corrupt members when Dr Asim was in Rangers and NAB custody?
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Feb 28, 2018 07:54pm
Only Rana Sanaullah could think of and present such a resolution and only Pakistani Money Launderer Nawaz,s Party could support such a resolution.
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Feb 28, 2018 07:54pm
Please also pass a bill about VIP movements road blockades, because that is very humiliating for general public too
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Feb 28, 2018 07:56pm
Pakistan's Parliamentarians want the country it to have no investigative powers again them. So the bill will pass.
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Feb 28, 2018 08:22pm
where is the law minister when the NAB was harassing corrupt lot in sindh and kpk,now when its their turn they are calling for amendments so pressurize NAB..
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Feb 28, 2018 08:30pm
obviously they are going to enact laws,make ammendments and build up pressure on NAB to save their dirty politics and corruption
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Feb 28, 2018 08:33pm
If the ordinance is pursued by Rana Sanaullah , then one can imagine the real motive of the Provincial Govt to let it continue to be corrupt.
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Feb 28, 2018 08:46pm
"Harassing senior officials, insulting them, highlighting their names in media, and doing character assassination on the part of NAB is illegal and unethical," while looting this poor nation is totally ethical and protected by the constitution?
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Mar 01, 2018 01:58am
Let the next government after elections to look into complaints. Since time too short
please don't try to amend any law. Just prepare for elections.
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Mar 01, 2018 03:19am
Any law, any regulation against ruling PML(N) is unlawful. This is their mindset
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Mar 01, 2018 04:52am
NAB must be doing righteous business in Punjab!!!
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Mar 01, 2018 07:39am
if you are honest, why to claim for amendments??
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Mar 01, 2018 10:31am
Today the party in majority is crying ?
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