NAB believes in “Zero Corruption”: NAB chairman

There is no shortcut to hard work commitment and honesty and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) strictly adhering to these principles believes in Zero corruption and 100% development”.

This was reiterated by NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry while chairing a meeting to review monthly performance of all wings of the bureau.

Chaudhry elaborated that NAB’s proactive National Anti-Corruption Strategy has been very successful. He said that the feedback received about the initiatives taken by the present management of NAB is very encouraging as today NAB’s conviction ratio is about 76 percent which is a remarkable achievement in investigation of white collar crimes.

NAB has not only established state of the art Forensic Science LAB for investigation of all cases especially cases of collar crimes by using modern technology techniques.

He said that NAB has perfected its procedures and tried to overcome its organisational weaknesses and pillars of the organisation, Operations, Prosecution, Human Resource Development and Awareness and Prevention have been reactivated.

He pointed out that an effective accountability mechanism is quintessential for economic growth, investment and stability of social order. The intervention by NAB has acted as a catalyst as transparency is a prerequisite for promoting investment and economic growth.

He said that NAB is committed to combating corruption with the realisation that eradication of corruption is our national duty and it would result in the national interest and that we all on the same page with regard to eradication of corruption. He said that NAB is determined to make Pakistan corruption free with “Zero corruption, 100% Development” and directed all officers of NAB to demonstrate absolute fairness, transparency and merit in discharge of their national duties.

He said that the Planning Commission of Pakistan has made Anti-Corruption part of development agenda in Pakistan which is very encouraging in the context of governance and included a chapter devoted to issues of corruption in the 11th five year plan in order to achieve the goals set in the 11th five years plan for eradication of corruption.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 19^th, 2017.