Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a deadline to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) until December 4 to take a final decision pertaining to filing a reference against former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for misuse of authority. According to a private TV channel, the order was issued when a five member bench, headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, was hearing the case pertaining to the appointment of convicted people in the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) by Gilani. NAB Prosecutor General KK Agha informed the court that NAB had decided not to file a reference against Gilani but it will file references against the officers who were involved in the appointments process. The prosecutor was of the view that the accused officers did not inform the prime minister about the conviction of the appointees.
