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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Chairman Zahir Shah resigned, the second senior-most position at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) fell vacant on Monday after , citing personal reasons.
Just days earlier, on Saturday, NAB Prosecutor General Asghar Haider had also tendered his resignation.
The resignation of two top officials within three days has raised many eyebrows, but NAB is keeping mum on the matter and there was no official word on why the two key men have resigned, especially at a time when the Supreme Court is expected to announce its judgement in a case challenging amendments made by the previous PDM government to the National Accountability Ordinance.
The amendment clipped NAB’s wings by proposing that all cases involving an amount below Rs500 million would not come under its purview.
In an amendment to section 19E, NAB’s authority to allow surveillance with the help of a high court has been withdrawn.
Moreover, NAB cannot take cognisance of cases that may come under the ambit of other investigation agencies.
A source in NAB said that Zahir Shah cited personal reasons in his resignation, which he presented to the NAB chairman.
The resignation will be forwarded to the federal cabinet for final acceptance, the source said.
Zahir Shah was one of the founding members of NAB, which was formed by former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf in 1999.
He had served as director general of NAB for many years and was made deputy chairman in October 2021, when former deputy chairman Hussain Asghar had resigned..
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