Summary Qamar Zaman Chaudhry in his application to the President said he needed leave for personal reasons.
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Qamar Zaman Chaudhry has taken leave hours after Supreme Court ordered registration of a case against him for creating hurdles in NICL mega corruption scam.
He sent his leave application to the President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday and demanded leave in the pretext of personal reasons.
Earlier on Friday, three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry concluded the hearing of the case last week and had saved the verdict.
The court made the decision public and ordered to register cases against those who tried to hamper the investigation process of the mega corruption case, including NAB chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry and Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Abdul Rauf Chaudhry.
The order further stated that appointment of Ayaz Khan Niazi was also illegal, and instructed the concerned authorities to initiate proceedings against former minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim and Nargis Sethi also.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry remarked that corruption culture was promoted by hindering the investigation process.
Qamar Zaman Chaudhry and Abdul Rauf Chaudhry were facing contempt charges in the NICL case wherein it was alleged that they created hurdles in the smooth investigation of one of the biggest financial scams in Pakistan.
Sources close to Abdul Rauf Chaudhry said that he was an honest officer and had a spotless career while a recent press release from Qamar Zaman Chaudhry also denied all charges against him and maintained that he acted upon SC judgments.
