- The NRO was a corruption amnesty ordinance issued by President Pervez Musharraf on 5 October 2007, which allowed certain people accused or convicted of corruption to avoid prosecution by returning the allegedly misappropriated funds.
- The ordinance covered a wide range of offences including corruption, money laundering, tax evasion and terrorism.
- It was widely condemned as a cover-up for corruption, and was scrapped by the Supreme Court in May 2009.
