Overview
- The Sindh High Court annulled an earlier transfer of accountability cases to anti‑corruption courts and ordered the files returned to NAB jurisdiction, a ruling implemented by lower courts.
- Following NAB’s application to enforce the high court order, an accountability court began revival proceedings for 15 references and issued notices to the accused.
- The court issued summonses to a wide range of figures named in the references, including Balochistan Minister Ali Hassan Brohi and former Sindh chief secretary Siddiq Memon.
- Other people called to appear include former Malir deputy commissioner Qazi Jan Muhammad, revenue and treasury officials, tapidars from Mirpur Sakro, and private builders Javed Iqbal and Wasim Ahmed Sheikh.
- The revived references allege illegal land allotments and corruption, and returning the cases to NAB courts restores the bureau’s lead role in investigation and pre‑trial steps that will shape how prosecutions proceed.