ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has refused to consult the Leader of the Opposition for the appointment of Chairman NAB.
The Federal Cabinet approved the NAB Ordinance for extension of the term of the Chairman NAB which was given through circulation.
Sources said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a stand that he will not consult the Leader of the Opposition for the appointment of NAB chairman.
According to sources, the Prime Minister made it clear to Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Forough Naseem that he would not consult the Leader of the Opposition for the appointment of Chairman NAB nor did he intend to consult the Opposition in this regard.
Earlier, while talking on Geo News program Geo Pakistan, Law Minister Barrister Frogh Naseem said that there was no discussion on the appointment of NAB chairman in the federal cabinet. Chairman NAB should be consulted with Shahbaz Sharif.
He said that the name of the current chairman NAB Javed Iqbal is also for the new chairman but the old chairman NAB will remain till the arrival of the new chairman.