Amended law bars Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau from corruption cases under Rs500 million; its chairman asks the government to withdraw the limit
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On 8 August 2026 the chairman of Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau, retired Lt Gen Nazir Ahmed, urged the government to withdraw a provision of the amended NAB law that stops the bureau acting on corruption cases involving less than Rs500 million; pending cases below the threshold have been transferred to agencies such as the Federal Investigation Agency. He said the limit left a police station house officer with more powers than a NAB investigating officer. Senate Standing Committee chairman Farooq Naek cited the Rs1.20 trillion Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project as an example of large-scale corruption. The chairman said politicians account for 6% of corruption cases and government officials 11%.
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