NAB arrests 15 proclaimed offenders

Chairman orders probe into nine housing schemes

NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal is strictly adhering to his across the board accountability policy after assuming his responsibilities as chairman.

In line with his direction to all NAB regional bureaus to arrest proclaimed offenders and absconders.NAB has apprehended as many as 15 proclaimed offenders in the last three months.

The chairman has ordered action against corrupt elements so that the country could be put on road to progress and prosperity.

In line with his direction to recover looted money of people duped in various fake housing societies, NAB has ensured return of the looted amount of the victims of nine housing societies within a period of three months.

Similarly Justice Iqbal has directed Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) to submit details of private and cooperative housing societies to NAB besides displaying their particulars on the websites of respective institution like CDA, RDA and ICT. The details of illegal housing societies must be advertised in newspapers at large in order to alert people about illegal societies so that they should be cautioned in investing in them.

NAB chairman has also sought details about allowing such private and cooperative housing societies, issuing NOC and approving layout out plan without completion of all legal formalities. Why relevant regularities remained silent over plundering of billions of hard earned money of innocent people who invested in various societies which were not legal. NAB should be provided details of all such plundering of illegal housing societies so that the action could be taken against the culprits involved in allowing such fake and illegal Housing Societies in twin cities.

Meanwhile Chairman NAB has ordered to conduct complaint verification of the complaints and reports of alleged corruption and unabated wastage of resources by Pakistan Cricket Board, Pakistan Hockey Federation and Pakistan Sports Board as pointed out by audit and complaints about alleged corruption etc and ordered submission of report within three months. 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 13^th, 2018.