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2015 SLG 970 2015 SLD 970 2015 SCMR 1813
Supreme Court of Pakistan
C.M.A. No. 3325 of 2013 in C.R.P. 270 of 2011 in Constitutional Petition 42 of 2011 and Criminal M.A. 547 of 2012 in Criminal M.A. 565 of 2012 in Criminal O.P. 63 of 2012, decided on 21st August, 2015. Date of hearing: 21st August, 2015.
JAWWAD S. KHAWAJA, C.J., DOST MUHAMMAD KHAN AND QAZI FAEZ ISA, JJ
Salman Aslam Butt, Attorney General for Pakistan and Ahmed Hosain, Additional AGP on Court™s Notice. Waqas Qadeer Dar, PG, Akbar Tarar, Additional PG and Fauzi Zafar, DPG for NAB. Ali Akbar Wains, SP (Legal) for Motorway Police. Kh. Azhar Rasheed, Advo

PROGRESS REPORT OF NAB IN OGRA CASE: In re

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National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999)--- ----Preamble---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 14, 18, 19A, 23, 24, 187 & 190---Supreme Court Rules, 1980, O. XXXII, Rr. 1, 2 & O.XXXIII, R. 1---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. XXVI, R. 10---Corruption in the country---Functioning of institutions---Local commission, appointment of---National Accountability Bureau was created as a principal watch-dog against corruption in Pakistan---Corruption was itself rightly perceived as eating into the very foundation and vitals of society---Corruption watch-dog which therefore, did not function efficiently, adversely affected the Fundamental Rights under Arts. 14, 18, 19A, 23 & 24 of the Constitution---Supreme Court, in exercise of judicial powers conferred under Arts. 187 & 190 of the Constitution, O. XXII, Rr. 1 & 2 read with O. XXXIII, R. 1 of Supreme Court Rules, 1980 coupled with the principles of Civil Procedure Code, 1908, including its O. XXVI, R. 10, appointed a local commission to examine two reports and directed the local commission to submit its report with regard to whether NAB, FIA, National Highway Police and/or the Punjab Police facilitated the escape of the accused. ORDER JAWWAD S. KHAWAJA, C.J.---The National Accountability Bureau has been established under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 (No. XVIII of 1999), the preamble of which states that, "... it is expedient and necessary to provide for effective measures for the detection, investigation, prosecution and speedy disposal of cases involving corruption, corrupt practices, misuse or abuse of power or authority, misappropriation of property, taking of kickbacks, commissions and for matters connected and ancillary or incidental thereto." Cases involving NAB have been coming up before us including the cases of implementation of our judgment in Constitutional Petition No. 42 of 2011 dated 25-11-2000, and a number of other cases, i.e. NRO Implementation Case (S.M.C.4/2010), Rental Power Project Implementation Case (C.M.A. 3685/2012), Fiaz Case (C.P. 2132/2014), Manzoor Ghauri Case (C.P. 2133/2014), Double Shah Case (C.M.A. 1522/2015), Asad Kharal Case (C.M.A.…
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