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ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition parties will discuss on Monday amendments to the National Accountability (NAB) laws and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan.
The two sides will deliberate and arrive at a consensus on the powers of the anti-corruption watchdog, whose performance has been assailed by the Supreme Court and criticised by opposition parties.
The discussions will be held by a 24-member parliamentary committee, headed by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, at the Parliament House. The committee is supposed to take up nine drafts of legislation, mostly related to the FATF framework and the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award.
The federal government has prepared a draft law but has reportedly withdrawn the demand for extension of the tenures of NAB chairman, deputy chairman, and prosecutor general.
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