Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior federal minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has expanded its scope to a great extent which Prime Minister Imran Khan is not satisfied with.
Talking to media, Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry Science and Technology said that NAB is not under our control. No appointments have been made by the PTI government till now.
He said: “The way the NAB has spread its power, the Prime Minister has been saying from day one that the NAB should not expand its scope so much that they do not know which case is where. The NAB has expanded its scope so much that new arrests and new cases are coming out every day.”
Notably, Khan won power vowing to root out corruption among what he cast as a venal political elite and views the probes into veteran politicians – including jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif and ex-President Asif Ali Zardari – as long overdue.
While few dispute the need to clean up Pakistani politics, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) campaign has become a topic of fierce political debate.
Some in the business community say they worry the drive is hurting an ailing economy.
And the focus of the NAB so far on the new government’s political foes has prompted accusations it is a one-sided purge backed by Pakistan’s powerful military, which is seen to favor Khan. The government denies targeting political opponents.
The crackdown has also ensnared civil servants, who say they have become collateral damage in the accountability drive.
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