After the retirement of Justice (R) Javed Iqbal as Chairman NAB, the position had been vacant. Government has appointed an ex intelligence cheif as the head of the accountability bureau.Former DG Intelligence Bureau Aftab Sultan who is considered to be a close and trustable person to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family has been appointed as Chairman NAB by PM Shehbaz Sharif.
Aftab Sultan is a retired police officer who served as former DG intelligence. A lot of controversies are there regarding his role as DG NAB. He is accused of working for personal benefits of the , then PM Nawaz Sharif.
Nawaz Sharif gave three times extensions to Aftab Sultan as DG IB.