Pakistan, Aug. 28 -- The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has submitted new proposed rules to the Supreme Court, laying down the role of the accountability watchdog's chairman in making appointments, arrests, approval of references and other functions, a private TV channel reported on Thursday.

The fresh rules were framed under Section 34 of the NAB law, which gives NAB chairman the authority to appoint director generals and directors in the institution. According to the new proposed rules, the NAB chairman will issue guidelines for the arrest of a person accused of corrupt practices and it will be mandatory for all the officials to follow those. The chairman would give a final nod for filing of any reference against the accused and ...