Minister for Law Farogh Naseem and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that no consultation will take place with the Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif.
Addressing a press conference, Fawad Chaudhry said “It is highly inappropriate to consult a thief over the matter of the NAB chairman‘s appointment.”
“If Shahbaz Sharif had a degree of shame he would resign as Opposition leader himself,” he added.
Fawad Chaudhry said that not only will the accountability ordinance be amended but also National Accountability Bureau laws by way of an Act, for which the Opposition will be asked for their input.
“NAB will do real work, instead of being embroiled in controversies,” he said.
Farogh Naseem while speaking during the presser said “the president is the one who will appoint the NAB chairman adding that this will be done after consultation with both, leaders of the House, and the Opposition.
Naseem said that the prime minister, therefore, will not be holding any consultations with the Opposition leader, and the president, instead, will be facilitating the discussion.
The law minister said that after consultation, a name may be agreed upon for the appointment of the NAB chairman. Naseem said that the committee will be formed by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser.
“Until the new chairman is appointed, the old one will continue,” he added.
The law minister went on to state that the ordinance for the NAB chairman‘s appointment will no longer contain the term “non-extendable”, “so that a greater pool of candidates is available for selection.”