NAB chief rebukes Punjab CM over criticism of corruption watchdog

Says 'there is no doubt that NAB’s sun is not just shining over Punjab but across Pakistan'

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal reacted strongly on Wednesday to remarks made against the national corruption watchdog by Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who had alleged it of having double standards yesterday.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, while addressing a ceremony in Lahore, had  criticised the state institutions for focusing their ‘eagle eyes’ on Punjab only and warned that the NAB’s double standards were unacceptable.

“The sun of National Accountability Bureau is shining over Punjab,” he was quoted by Express News as saying and challenged his opponents to prove even an iota of corruption against him.



Reacting to the statement, the NAB chief, chairing the executive board meeting of the bureau in Islamabad today, said, “There is no doubt that the NAB’s sun is not just shining over Punjab but across Pakistan.”

The national graft buster did not believe in discriminatory treatment against anyone and an across the board action will be taken against all those allegedly involved in embezzlements, said Justice (retd) Iqbal.

The NAB’s agenda is to rid Pakistan of corruption and recover looted money from the corrupt elements and put it back in the national kitty, he added.

Iqbal directed all DGs to bring all ongoing inquiries, investigations and audits to their logical conclusions in accordance with the law.