Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial announced on Tuesday that a three-member apex court bench handling the petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan against the National Accountability (Amendment) Act, 2022, would soon deliver a “short and sweet” verdict.
The three-member bench, headed by CJP Bandial and including Justice Mansoor and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, heard Khan’s petition and reserved judgment on the case, with the date of the verdict to be announced later.
During the hearing, PTI’s legal counsel, Khawaja Haris, presented his final arguments before the bench. CJP Bandial noted that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had provided reasons for the references returned by the accountability following changes in the law until May.
CJP Bandial expressed concerns about the bias in the law, especially regarding references returned before May, which are still with NAB. He questioned who would be responsible for addressing these issues on behalf of NAB.
In response, counsel Haris mentioned that numerous pending cases had been returned after the amendments were made. The verdict on Khan’s petition will be eagerly awaited, as it pertains to significant amendments to the NAB law.