{"id":17890,"date":"2026-10-16T12:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=17890"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:15:15","slug":"fcc-closes-inquiry-against-former-nab-dg-shahzad-saleem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=17890","title":{"rendered":"FCC closes inquiry against former NAB DG Shahzad Saleem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has accepted an appeal filed by former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Director General Shahzad Saleem, effectively closing the inquiry into his appointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A two-member bench, including Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, announced the short order.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the hearing, Saleem\u2019s counsel argued that NAB had initiated the inquiry into his appointment after a delay of nine years, adding that the matter had already been settled through a Supreme Court judgment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi questioned the delay, asking whether NAB had remained asleep during that period and why it had not examined the appointment when the Supreme Court issued its order.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NAB prosecutor acknowledged that the delay in conducting the inquiry was on the bureau\u2019s part but maintained that documentary records existed indicating the appointment was improper.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecutor said Saleem\u2019s promotions had been reviewed following the Supreme Court\u2019s directives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justice Rizvi observed that NAB was responsible for examining the appointment process alongside the promotions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PAK SOUCH MEDIA GROUP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily Pak Souch Newspaper Sukkur \u2013 Daily Pak Special Newspaper Karachi \u2013 Daily Pak Today Newspaper Karachi &#8211; 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