ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday issued contempt of court notice to Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (retired) Fasih Bokhari over the letter he wrote to President Asif Ali Zardari, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported. Bokhari has been summoned to appear before the court on February 4.
Chairman NAB wrote in his letter to the President that officers of the bureau were under pressure from the institutions of the country.
The apex court, in its order, stated that the letter could be the basis for the civil or executive to take unconstitutional steps, adding that the parliamentary system was working in accordance with the constitution and law in the country.
DND