Recovered money: Cheques worth Rs75m distributed in Rawalpindi

NAB Rawalpindi Director General Zahir Shah re-iterated that the accountability body will continue to pursue corrupt

ISLAMABAD: The Rawalpindi chapter of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Friday handed over cheques worth Rs75.19 million among 240 people and government departments whose money had been embezzled in different bogus schemes.

Addressing the cheque-distribution ceremony, Minister of Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf appreciated NAB’s efforts in actively pursuing corruption cases and recovering the embezzled money.

Yousaf highlighted the efforts made in eliminating corruption in Hajj programme. He urged the people to invest only in the government approved banking system and investment companies.

NAB Rawalpindi Director General Zahir Shah re-iterated that the accountability body will continue to pursue the corrupt. Under the leadership of NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudary, he said that Pakistan can be made corruption free.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 22^nd, 2016.