15 Corruption References Shifted Back to NAB Courts After SHC Ruling

15 corruption references shifted back to NAB courts after SHC ruling

Corruption cases that had earlier been transferred from accountability courts to anti-corruption courts have now been moved back to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) courts following a ruling by the Sindh High Court (SHC).

NAB Sets Rules for Handling Pre-2022 Corruption Cases

The National Accountability Bureau has ruled that inflation cannot be used to retrospectively bring corruption cases involving less than Rs. 500 million under its jurisdiction, setting out new guidelines for prosecutors and investigators after changes to the accountability law. NAB’s internal guidance says the Rs. 500 million threshold remains the basic legal requirement for the bureau to take up a corruption case. Inflation adjustments do not r…