Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Wednesday ordered the formation of 120 new accountability courts for early disposal of pending cases.
The chief justice while hearing a case directed Law Secretary to constitute 120 new accountability courts with the appointment of judges after directives from relevant authorities.
He also directed for decisions on all pending references of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) within three months.
The top judge expressed immense displeasure over the NAB’s performance and said that NAB cases were supposed to be solved in 30 days but have been pending for 20 years.
He remarked that NAB cases were meant to be solved in 30 days but some cases have been pending for 20 years.
CJP further said that at least 1226 references of NAB are pending; it seems that it will take a century for 1226 references to be decided. “What’s the point of the bureau and its laws when it can’t even implement them?”
The court has summoned the attorney-general, prosecutor-general and law secretary at the next hearing.
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