PESHAWAR, November 19, 2024: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has dismissed a petition filed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur challenging a notice issued by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
The case was heard by Chief Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Waqar Ahmad.
During the proceedings, Gandapur’s lawyer argued that NAB could only initiate an inquiry for cases involving sums of 500 million or more, but the current case concerned an amount of 304 million.
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In response, Chief Justice Ibrahim remarked that the lawyer’s argument suggested the petitioner was satisfied with the recent amendments to NAB’s laws.
The lawyer humorously agreed with this observation.
NAB’s prosecutor informed the court that the inquiry was still ongoing, but the previous notice issued to Gandapur had expired.
He clarified that no new notice had been issued because the petitioner had failed to appear before NAB.
The court then questioned whether, under the new amendments, NAB was authorized to investigate cases involving amounts greater than 500 million.
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The prosecutor responded that while the inquiry was still underway, the exact amount could not be disclosed, though it could exceed 500 million.
He further stated that no new notice had been issued due to Gandapur’s failure to appear.
As no new notice had been sent, the court decided to dispose of the case. Consequently, the PHC dismissed the petition filed by Ali Amin Gandapur against the NAB notice.