Record achievement: NAB recovered Rs296 billion from corrupt
Filed 3,050 references in accountability courts
NAB Chairman Justice (retd) chairs a meeting at NAB Headquarters. PHOTO: EXPRESS
NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal chaired a meeting to review overall performance of the bureau at NAB Headquarters.
The meeting was told that NAB has so far recovered Rs296 billion from corrupt people and deposited it into the national exchequer which is a record achievement.
The meeting was further apprised old that NAB has received 3, 67,742 complaints since its establishment. Out of which 3, 65,374 have been disposed off as per law.
NAB recovered Rs50b
NAB has authorised complaint verification of 12,702 complaints, whereas 12,189 complaints have been processed and disposed of after due process as per law.
NAB has authorised to conduct inquiries of 8,084 complaints, out of which 7,425 inquiries have been concluded to their logical end as per law.
The meeting was told that the NAB has authorised to file 3,050 references in respective Accountability Courts, out of which 2,049 references has been concluded as per law.
NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said that complaint verifications, inquiries, investigations and complaints verifications should be completed as per prescribed time frame of ten months so that the corrupt could be punished as per law.
NAB director says bureau recovered Rs289b since establishment
As many as 1,200 references are being heard in respective Accountability Courts He said that request for early hearing of 1200 corruption references would be filed in respective Accountability Courts so that people’s Rs 970 billion could be recovered from corrupt and deposit into national exchequer.
He said elimination of corruption is topmost priority of NAB. He was using his best abilities and resources for elimination of corruption. He directed NAB officers to perform their duties with utmost honesty, merit and as per law and law violators have no place in NAB. The bureau is vigorously pursuing the policy of indiscriminate accountability. No hurdle in this regard would be tolerated, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 12th, 2018.
The meeting was told that NAB has so far recovered Rs296 billion from corrupt people and deposited it into the national exchequer which is a record achievement.
The meeting was further apprised old that NAB has received 3, 67,742 complaints since its establishment. Out of which 3, 65,374 have been disposed off as per law.
NAB recovered Rs50b
NAB has authorised complaint verification of 12,702 complaints, whereas 12,189 complaints have been processed and disposed of after due process as per law.
NAB has authorised to conduct inquiries of 8,084 complaints, out of which 7,425 inquiries have been concluded to their logical end as per law.
The meeting was told that the NAB has authorised to file 3,050 references in respective Accountability Courts, out of which 2,049 references has been concluded as per law.
NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said that complaint verifications, inquiries, investigations and complaints verifications should be completed as per prescribed time frame of ten months so that the corrupt could be punished as per law.
NAB director says bureau recovered Rs289b since establishment
As many as 1,200 references are being heard in respective Accountability Courts He said that request for early hearing of 1200 corruption references would be filed in respective Accountability Courts so that people’s Rs 970 billion could be recovered from corrupt and deposit into national exchequer.
He said elimination of corruption is topmost priority of NAB. He was using his best abilities and resources for elimination of corruption. He directed NAB officers to perform their duties with utmost honesty, merit and as per law and law violators have no place in NAB. The bureau is vigorously pursuing the policy of indiscriminate accountability. No hurdle in this regard would be tolerated, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 12th, 2018.