National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)

The National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) was a controversial ordinance issued

by
the former President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, on 5 October 2007.
It granted amnesty to politicians, political workers and bureaucrats who were ac
cused
of corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, murder, and terrorism between 1 J
anuary 1986, and 12 October 1999,
the time between two states of martial law in Pakistan. It was declared unconsti
tutional
by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 16 December 2009, throwing the country into
a
political crisis.