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ZAYN MALIK The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated it will decide whether it retains jurisdiction to hear bail applications in pending National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases or whether such matters now fall under the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) following recent constitutional and legal amendments.
During the hearing, Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan argued that both appeals and bail applications in NAB cases should now be heard by the FCC under the National Accountability (Amendment) Act, 2026, which introduced Section 32-A and redirected second appeals to the constitutional court.
However, lawyers representing under-trial prisoners, including former prime minister Imran Khan and Bushra Imran in the Al-Qadir Trust case, contended that the amendments apply only to appeals against convictions and do not affect bail applications of accused whose trials are still pending. They maintained that the Supreme Court continues to have jurisdiction over such bail matters.
The three-member bench, led by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, questioned whether pending NAB cases had already been transferred to the FCC and examined the legal implications of the recent amendments. The court adjourned the proceedings until July 16, when it is expected to further address the jurisdictional issue.
