The federal government has challenged the decision against the amendments to the NAB law in the Supreme Court. In the appeal, the government has asked the court to annul the decision against the amendments.
The federal government has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court under the Practice Procedure Act.
It has adopted the stance that fundamental rights have not been violated through the NAB amendments and parliament reserves the right to legislate.
The petition has made the federation, the NAB and PTI Chairman Imran Khan parties.
On the other hand, a petitioner, Zubair Ahmed Siddiqui, has also filed an appeal against the decision on the plea that his fundamental rights have been violated.
It maintains that the Supreme Court pronounced the decision without serving any notice. It has asked the Supreme Court to nullify the decision and restore the amendments.
On Sept 15, the Supreme Court had announced its reserved verdict on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s petition and suspended the National Accountability Ordinance amendments.
The court, in its judgment, underscored the importance of the clause pertaining to the service of Pakistan, thus partially declaring the plea put forth by Imran Khan "admissible". A three-member special bench, led by former chief justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, heard the petition.
The landmark ruling resulted in the restoration of references against politicians occupying public positions. The decision invalidated the clause seeking to exclude references up to Rs500 million from NAB's jurisdiction while maintaining the ability to file references against individuals holding public office.
As a result, cases against prominent figures like Ishaq Dar, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari, Yousuf Raza Gilani, Raja Parvez Ashraf, Abdul Ghani Majeed, and Anwar Majeed stood revived.
