Pakistan to head SAARC anti-graft forum

It is the only Saarc country who went from 126 to 117 on the Transparency Internationals Corruption Perceptions Index

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has become the first chairman of Saarc’s anti-corruption forum, revealed National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chief Qamar Zaman Chaudhry. He considered it a great achievement for the NAB and Pakistan.

The NAB chairman said in a statement that Pakistan is considered as a role model for Saarc countries. Pakistan, according to him, is the only Saarc country who went from 126 to 117 on the Transparency Internationals Corruption Perceptions Index.



The statement from the country’s premier corruption watchdog said that the bureau in collaboration with the HEC has signed a memorandum of understanding to create awareness among the youth educate the youth against the ills of corruption.

Chaudhry in his statement said that NAB has chalked out a comprehensive national anti-corruption strategy (NACS). Under the policy, the bureau has adopted a zero tolerance policy and a proactive approach to curb corruption and corrupt practices.

The statement added that Nab during the last 16 years has received about 309,000 complaints from individuals and private / public organisations.



It revealed that during this period Nab had completed about 6,300 inquiries, out of which 56 per cent of these inquiries matured into formal investigation and more than 80 per cent investigations were taken into the stage of prosecution in the courts.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 17^th, 2016.