ISLAMABAD: Chairman NAB Justice Javed Iqbal assured merit based appointments of competent candidates of Balochistan in NAB. Talking to a delegation of Balochistan Bar Association, he said competent lawyers of Balochistan would be appointed in prosecution branch of NAB as per their share on quota.

Brushing aside any discrimination in the ongoing various NAB cases, he said each and every pending NAB reference would be reviewed and apprehensions of Balochistan people in this regard would be addressed on merit.

The delegation felicitated Justice Javed Iqbal on his appointment as Chairman NAB and expressed good wishes for him. The delegation presented some demands to the chairman NAB including neglecting Balochistan’s quota in NAB’s appointments, appointments of other provinces candidates in NAB on Balochistan’s quota without any legal justification, said a press release.

Furthermore, Balochistan lawyers have no representation in the prosecution branch of NAB due to persistent ignoring them. The delegation also pointed out the pending references of Balochistan on trivial corruption references perturbs the accused persons. The delegation demanded appointment of Balochistan inhabitants on various posts including Prosecutor General Accountability, Deputy Prosecutor General Accountability and other important posts to help ending sense of deprivation among the people of Balochistan. He assured the delegation to resolve their issues as per law and himself visiting Balochistan soon.

The delegation includes Vice President Balochistan Bar Council Haji Attaullah Lango, Member Judicial Commission Pakistan Munir Ahmed Kakar, Member Judicial Commission Pakistan, Member Balochistan Bar Association Kamal Khan Kakar, Member Balochistan Bar Association Saleem Lashari, President Quetta Bar Council Nasrullah Tareen, and former General Secretary Balochistan High Court Bar Association met with the chairman NAB.—PR