IHC issues notices on NAB plea challenging order in fake bank accounts case

ISLAMABAD  –  In a major development in the fake bank accounts case, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday issued notices in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) petition challenging the Islamabad Accountability Court’s order dated 8th Oct, 2025.

A division bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Ayyaz Shaukat issued the order declaring the points raised in NAB’s petition worthy of consideration and sought their replies.

Through the instant petition, the petitioner, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), called in question the order dated 08.10.2025, passed by the learned Accountability Court No 1, Islamabad, whereby the freezing order dated 04.10.2022 was recalled.

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During the hearing, senior special prosecutor NAB submitted that the impugned order passed by the Accountability Court is the result of misreading and non-reading of the material available on record and without adhering to the time line prescribed under Section 13 of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.

He further contended that though the judgment and decree passed by the Civil Court has no binding effect upon the Accountability Court, but NAB was not arrayed as a party in the said proceeding, as such Civil Court passed the judgment and decree in favour of the respondents without affording an opportunity of hearing to NAB.

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He also contended that, while setting aside the freezing order dated 04.10.2022, the Accountability Court failed to take into consideration the fact that one of the parties/respondent No 2, namely Naseer Abdullah Hussain Lootah, had already recorded his statement under Section 164, CrPC, with respect to the commission of the offence, which aspect was not appreciated by the learned Accountability Court.

After hearing the arguments, the IHC bench observed that the points raised require consideration and issued notices to the respondents and deferred hearing of the case until October 27 for further proceedings.

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