The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is considering a legal interpretation to adjust inflation-linked thresholds, which could keep numerous corruption cases open.

The proposal aims to apply the same inflation adjustment mechanism that raised NAB's jurisdictional threshold from Rs500 million to over Rs800 million.This would recalculate alleged financial losses using the same formula, potentially bringing cases back within NAB's jurisdiction.

Legal experts warn this could face judicial scrutiny, as courts might question if inflation adjustments should apply to both thresholds and loss valuations.The move seeks to address concerns that many investigations involving amounts below the revised threshold may be closed.If approved by the Executive Board Meeting (EBM), this could significantly reduce closures of corruption cases.However, no final decision has been made yet.