NAB tightens its weak screws to maintain and upgrade the accountability system in the country
SHIKARPUR: The accountability system has long been in place in Pakistan. Since its inception, the country has adopted a number of accountability laws and ordinances, including the National Accountability Ordinance, K-P’s accountability laws and other national and provincial ordinances. But despite all such efficient efforts, accountability has been a pipe dream for Pakistan.
However, there is no doubt that Pakistan’s leading accountability system — the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) — has now tightened its weak screws to maintain and upgrade the accountability system in the country. The recent seven-year jail sentence to thrice-elected prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the top court’s suo-motu notice of the fake bank accounts having an alleged connection with former president Asif Zardari show a glimpse of positive accountability. And this is not the end. Other PML-N and PPP leaders are expected to be held accountable, and approximately 172 names have been put on the country’s exit control list.
We are now hoping for a prosperous nation where accountability, transparency and fairness will lead the country. The PTI-led regime is quite confident in this regard. All such cases should be fairly dealt with by the judiciary so that the fruits of transparency could be achieved.
Wajahat Abro
Published in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2018.
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