Former director general of the Intelligence bureau (IB) Aftab Sultan has been named chief of the National Accountability Bureau.
Sultan has twice held the position of IB DG and also prominent positions in the police department as a grade-22 officer.
Aftab Sultan joined the police force as assistant superintendent of police (ASP) back in 1977. He has also worked in the Special Branch for around eight years and also served as DIG Elite Force.
He was regional police officer (RPO) of Sargodha city during tenure of former president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf.
According to sources, Aftab Sultan’s nomination was approved in the federal cabinet meeting on Thursday.
Local media reported that the decision to name Sultan the NAB chairman had been rejected by the associated parties. However, the PML-N had discussions and ultimately decided to nominate him.
This position has been empty since last month after previous NAB chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, resigned on June 2 after the ordinance granting him an extension till the nomination of a new chairman expired.
Javed Iqbal’s four-year term as head of the NAB officially ended in October 2021, but the PTI issued the NAB Amendment Ordinance, extending his tenure till the selection of a new chairman of the NAB.
However, the PTI government did not start the process of consultation with the leader of opposition in National Assembly for the appointment of a new chairman.
