Another feather in NAB's cap

Recovers Rs15.32m from corrupt elements of Balochistan

QUETTA: As part of its anti-corruption drive, the National Accountability Bureau, Balochistan has recovered Rs15.32 million from corrupt elements of the province.

“NAB, under National Accountability Ordinance 1999, has a mandate to collect money from corrupt elements and submit it to the national exchequer,” said NAB Director General Irfan Naeem Magsi while addressing a programme organised on Tuesday to submit the amount recovered from corrupt officials of the province to the national exchequer.



The NAB DG handed over a cheque of Rs15.32 million to Balochistan Chief Secretary Aurangzeb Haq.

Magsi said, “Corrupt officials misuse their powers in greed for money.”

He said the NAB, since its establishment, has been making all-out efforts for the elimination of corruption from the country.



The bureau has initiated different awareness campaigns against corruption, he said, adding that the officials charged in corruption cases should not be deployed on important or key positions.

The NAB DG hoped that the provincial and federal government departments would consider the recommendations made by the bureau for the amendments to the laws which were providing corrupt officials opportunities to commit financial crime.

The Balochistan chief secretary expressed satisfaction over the performance of NAB and assured of cooperation and full support of the provincial government to NAB.



The anti-corruption watchdog has been working tirelessly to rid the country of the menace of corruption, which is evident from the fact that last year the bureau had disclosed that it had recovered around Rs45 billion ill-gotten money from corrupt official in different departments.

NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry had disclosed the development while chairing a meeting to review the performance of the operation division at NAB Headquarters.

Noting that eradication of corruption was a top priority for the bureau for which it had adopted a zero tolerance policy, Chaudhry had said that they had recovered Rs45 billion in only two and a half years and deposited in the national exchequer.