The appointment of Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday. The petitioner stated that Shehbaz's appointment as the chairman of the committee is illegal, adding that producing the PML-N leader's production orders was a violation of accountability laws.

The petition further added that a reference should be prepared regarding the violation of Section 31 of the NAB ordinance. Stating that Shehbaz's production orders should be declared void, the petition added that the accountability court should be directed to take action against the PML-N president according to Section 16(B) of the NAB ordinance.

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