ISLAMABAD Nov 07 (TNS): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman on Tuesday said that it is unfortunate a bill aimed at bringing judges and generals into the purview of accountability laws has been rejected by the designated parliamentary committee.
“It’s is unfortunate parliament did not pass a more robust accountability bill. Without accountability for all and accountability across the board our current partial and political process shall remain controversial,” he tweeted.
This is in contrast to the position his party held at the 16th meeting of the parliamentary committee on NAB laws on Wednesday, in which all parties, including the ruling party and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), agreed to not bring judges and generals under the ambit of the proposed National Accountability Commission (NAC), media reports said.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which also had vowed to bring such a bill, backtracked from its stance in the meeting.
Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani during a Senate session on Thursday said that there is no need to bring such a law if there was no provision of accountability of judges and generals. If it was necessary, some amendments could be made in the existing National Accountability Ordinance, he said.
In August, leaders of the two parties had also agreed to form a new body to replace the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), proposing that the bureau would only be able to probe federal institutions. No agreement, however, was reached on the issue.
