Pakistan, July 15 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned until July 16 the hearing of an important legal question concerning its jurisdiction over National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases following amendments to the NAB law, directing the petitioner's counsel to submit rejoinder arguments in response to the federal government and the NAB prosecution.

A three-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan heard the case.

During the proceedings, the Attorney General argued that following the amendments to the NAB law, the Supreme Court no longer had jurisdiction to hear such matters. He maintained that bail petitions and appeals against convictions in NAB cases now fell wi...