SC restores changes to NAB laws, accepts appeals against previous ruling

The Supreme Court on Friday restored changes to the country’s anti-graft laws as it accepted the federal government’s appeal against the court’s Sept 15 verdict, which struck down those amendments.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa pronounced the verdict reserved by a five-member bench on June 6 after hearing intra-court appeals (ICAs) filed by the federal government and other parties.

In September 2023, then-CJP Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan had accepted...