NAB issues offer letters to 13 assistant directors

IHC disposes of NAB hiring case; offer letters issued to aggrieved candidates after court intervention

ISLAMABAD:

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) disposed of a hiring case on Monday after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) informed the court that it had already issued offer letters to the aggrieved individuals.

A petitioner had approached the capital’s high court after NAB declined to hire him and 12 other successful candidates as grade-17 assistant directors despite completing all formalities.

NAB had also submitted a summary to the country's president, requesting the annulment of the new appointments. However, the president later declined to endorse the summary.

During the hearing of the case presided over by Justice Babar Sattar of the IHC, NAB's Additional Prosecutor General Jehanzeb Bharwana submitted a response to the court.

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He stated that the court order had been implemented, and NAB had issued offer letters for the position of assistant directors. He further mentioned that a total of 13 offer letters had been issued, along with office memorandums.

Muhammad Faheem, one of the successful candidates for the assistant director position, appeared before the court, and the court inquired about his satisfaction.

The petitioner's counsel told the court that the offer letter did not mention the joining date. The NAB prosecutor said that the candidates were required to submit their documents by March 11, following which the joining process would commence.

Subsequently, the court disposed of the case upon the issuance of offer letters.