Justice (r) Javed Iqbal’s name finalised for NAB chairman: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah, said on Sunday that the name Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal has been finalised as the next National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman.

The leader of the opposition was addressing a press conference in Sukkur where he spoke regarding the selection of the chief of the country's top anti-graft body.

Shah said that four meetings have been held recently to decide on the name of the new NAB chairman with the members of the opposition and the government.

Shah said that being a former apex court judge, Iqbal possesses valuable judgment skills and especially lauded his report in the Abbottabad Commission — which he headed.

The incumbent NAB chairman, Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, is retiring on October 10 after the completion of his four-year tenure. 

Opposition leader meets PM over NAB chief's appointment

Khursheed Shah says he's hopeful that a consensus candidate will be approved

The Pakistan Peoples Party leader had proposed Justice (retd) Faqer Mohammad Khokhar, Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal and former secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan Ishtiaque Ahmed Khan for the post whereas the government had suggested Justice (retd) Rehmat Jafry, Justice (retd) Chaudhry Aijaz and Intelligence Bureau Director General Aftab Sultan.

Shah met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday to discuss the matter of the chairman's selection. 

In the meeting, which lasted over an hour, Shah said he placed names given by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Muttahida Qaumi Movement in front of the prime minister as well.

Abbottabad Commission chief calls for report to be made public

Justice (retired) Iqbal says the commission's report only focused on identifying those responsible for what happened

The Abbottabad Commission 

Justice (retd) Iqbal was appointed as a Supreme Court justice in 2000 and retired in 2011. He headed the Abbottabad Inquiry Commission, formed to probe the controversial raid by US Special Forces which led to the killing of wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden.

The commission investigated and reported the circumstances surrounding the May 2011 raid at a compound in Abbottabad. 

The commission interviewed over 300 witnesses and gave 200 recommendations in its 700-page report to the prime minister. The report was immediately classified, but a version was leaked by an international news network.