SC issues contempt notice to Chairman NAB

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a contempt of court notice to Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Fasih Bokhari over the letter he wrote to President Asif Ali Zardari.

The Supreme Court was hearing the Rental Power Projects (RPP) scam implementation case where the letter written by the NAB chief to President Asif Ali Zardari was reviewed .

Bokhari has been summoned to appear before the court on February 4.

In its order, the apex court stated that the letter should not be made the basis for taking unconstitutional steps on the part of the civilian or military institution or even the executive, adding that the parliamentary system was working according to the constitution and law in the country. The order also said that the next general elections should be held according to the constitution.

The letter written by the NAB chairman stated that officers of the bureau were under pressure from the institutions of the country.