2018 sees highest number of convictions in NAB cases

Bureau’s Pindi office received 7,841 complaints, arrested 50 suspects last year

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi Bureau recently issued its annual performance report, according to which NAB Rawalpindi Regional bureau office received 7,841 complaints during 2018 and most of them were disposed of as per law.

This was the highest number of complaints ever in the history of NAB Rawalpindi as compared to the last five years.

Complaint Verification Cell (CVC), NAB Rawalpindi conducted various verifications, inquiries and investigations and filed 50 corruption references in the respected accountability courts during 2018 and recovered Rs218 million from corrupt elements and distributed it among various government departments and affectees of various housing societies etc.

NAB Rawalpindi arrested 50 suspects in 2018 which is highest ever number for NAB Rawalpindi in any year.

In different cases, NAB Rawalpindi has filed a reference against former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani in an illegal publicity campaign through M/s Midas Pvt Ltd and attempted to cause a loss to the national exchequer.

NAB Rawalpindi also filed references against former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz regarding Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metal Establishment.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi filed corruption reference against, Global Health Services (GHS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Shoukat Ali Bangash in a Rs1.28 billion case of cheating the public at large.

The suspect solicited fake investments in the name of the Global Health Services (GHS) from overseas Pakistanis.

The reference has been filed in Accountability Court Islamabad. NAB Rawalpindi recovered Rs3.6 trillion in Rental Power Projects (RPPS) and distributed among contractors and the government department.

The main accused in these references are former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, former minister Shaukat Tareen, former finance minister Ismail Qureshi and others.



NAB Rawalpindi deals with 12 Rental Power Mega scandal cases and filed all references including Karkey, Piranghaib Multan, Sahiwal Sailkot, Guddu Sindh, Naudero II Sindh, Summundri Road, Naudero-I Sindh, , M/S Reshma Power Generation Raiwand,  M/S Young Gen Power Ltd, Bhiki Sheikhupara,  and M/S Gulf Rental Power Pvt Ltd in Accountability Court Islamabad.

NAB Rawalpindi also filed corruption reference in  Accountability Court, Islamabad against Shaukat Aziz; Ex- Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaqat Ali Khan Jatoi; Ex- Federal Minister for W&P regarding illegal appointment of Basharat Hasan Bashir as Consultant MP-2 scale in AEDB.

NAB Rawalpindi also filed reference against, former federal minister for communication and railways Lt Gen (R) Javed Ashraf Qazi, Railways Board Chairman and former Secretary Lt Gen (R) Saeed-uz-Zafar and officers involved in illegal awarding the lease of “Railway Golf Club, Lahore in Accountability Court Islamabad. NAB Rawalpindi filed reference against Nazar Abbas, Al-Abbas international educational consultants and others in Accountability Court Rawalpindi for commission of offence of cheating members of the public at large.

As per details, Australian High Commission, Pakistan had referred a case to NAB Rawalpindi against Al-Abbas International, an Educational Consultancy Firm, of Pakistan. NAB Rawalpindi in Modarba case, accused Fayazi group CEO Mufti Ehsanul Haq and nine suspects have been convicted by the accountability court.

The court had awarded 10 years imprisonment and Rs9 billion in fines to Mufti Ehsan while the nine other suspects accused with him were imposed a fine of Rs1 billion. This is the highest number of convictions in the history of NAB.

NAB Rawalpindi is also conducting investigations in various mega corruption cases which will be concluded as per law. NAB Chairman is determined to make Pakistan corruption free and he believes in across the board accountability. 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 1^st, 2019.