The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday restored 10-year disqualification for convicts charged under the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) and suspended its earlier ruling limiting the same to five years.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench, consisting of Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, issued a stay order on its 2019 verdict in response to a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeal against the disqualification of former Balochistan minister Mir Faiq Ali Jamali. NAB challenged the single-bench order limiting the disqualification to five years, while NAO provides for a 10-year disqualification. Jamali, convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption, was released in October 2013. The Supreme Court, in July 2019, barred him from contesting elections till 2026. The IHC questioned NAB’s arguments about the disqualification period.
IHC restores 10-year disqualification for convicts charged under accountability laws
