Federal law minister Farooq H Naek on Saturday said that the government had never interfered in the affairs of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
The minister’s was addressing an audience at a seminar held in a local hotel. Commenting on the statement of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari said that the that “institutions were being used as ammunition institutions against political opponents”, Naek said that his ministry was reviewing a letter sent by Bokhari to President Asif Ali Zardari. He said that the process of review started after the presidency sought a legal opinion on the letter which directly accused members of the superior judiciary of trying to influence the outcome of the upcoming general elections. The ministry has been analysing all legal aspects of the letter.
Moreover, Naek said that the ministry would constitute mobile courts to facilitate rural populations with Justice. The minister also vowed to eradicate corruption from Pakistan.
