Govt Appoints Former DG IB Aftab Sultan as NAB Chairman

The coalition government on Thursday approved the appointment of former Director General (DG) of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Aftab Sultan, as chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

According to the details, a federal cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, which discussed various issues, including the approval of DG IB Aftab Sultan as new chairman for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Aftab Sultan has served in the police service and retired in BPS-22. He remained appointed in the top slots, including the position of the Director General (DG) of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) during the tenure of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N).

It is pertinent to mention that a NAB reference was also approved against him and he remained a co-accused with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over irregularity in buying vehicles in the name of SAARC conference. The reference also included Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry and they were blamed for causing a loss of Rs. 1.95 billion to the national exchequer.

However, the reference, which was approved in 2020, was never filed against him.

It is pertinent to mention here that Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal remained NAB chairman for four years and three months against his official tenure of four years following the passage of the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance that allowed him to occupy the slot until his successor takes charge.

Aftab Sultan replaced Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, who remained NAB chairman for four years and three months against his official tenure of four years following the passage of the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance that allowed him to occupy the slot until his successor takes charge.

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