Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Noor Alam Khan ordered that senior officers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) declare their assets along with those of their spouses, children, siblings, and parents within a month’s time, in a meeting held on July 7, 2022. The meeting was presided over by the acting Chairman of NAB, Zahir Shah.
The directive ordered by the PAC chairman further required that details of perks, privileges, and employment terms of NAB officers also be declared publicly.
Former Minister of Science and Technology Shibli Faraz opposed the directive and pointed to NAB’s ongoing inquiry against Khan. Faraz was of the view that chairman PAC should not have chaired the meeting altogether because there is an ongoing inquiry against him by the anti-graft watchdog.
In the meeting, PAC chairman inquired whether the case against him under deliberation by NAB had concluded. He added that if the case is still ongoing, he will not preside over the meeting. The NAB chairman responded that the inquiry had not yet concluded. He went on to say that if Khan is found innocent, he will be receiving an apology letter. He further added that all those found innocent in the future will receive a letter of apology.
PAC chairman, however, remained in the meeting till the end.
