Pak government appoints former intelligence leader as head of anti-corruption bureau

Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) leader Aftab Sultan was once appointed as the pinnacle of the anti-corruption bureau on Thursday.

Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) leader Aftab Sultan was once appointed as the pinnacle of the anti-corruption bureau.

The Pakistan executive on Thursday appointed former Intelligence Bureau (IB) leader Aftab Sultan as the pinnacle of the anti-corruption bureau.

Sultan would head the Nationwide Responsibility Bureau (NAB) as its chairman rather than retired Justice Javed Iqbal who had stepped down on June 2.

“The government is happy to nominate Aftab Sultan as chairman NAB after session between the chief of the Space and the chief of the opposition within the Nationwide Meeting, for a non-extendable duration of 3 years with impact from the date he assumes the rate of his place of work,” in keeping with an legitimate notification.

The appointment was once made after the federal cupboard had authorized Sultan’s nomination, Inside Minister Rana Sanaullah tweeted.

“He’s a person of impeccable integrity having an excellent previous document. We’re hopeful that he’s going to have the ability to steer the responsibility force with none partisanship,” the minister stated.

Sultan was once from the Police Provider of Pakistan and rose to the easiest 22 grade in his carrier. He served because the IB leader from June 2013 to April 2018 sooner than his retirement.

His new process is extremely difficult as NAB has change into arguable below the chairmanship of his predecessor. His job could be to revive self belief of the hundreds within the impartiality of the anti-corruption watchdog and get rid of sleaze from the rustic.

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