Corruption charges: NAB sees Punjab as major graft contributor
Forty-eight hours after Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari sent a shockwave through the country with his daily corruption estimate of Rs6-7 billion, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman on Friday revealed that Punjab is the biggest contributor to this corruption.
The NAB chief told Law Minister Farooq H Naek over a phone call that Punjab contributed 65% to the daily corruption.
“The meeting of the cabinet committee should be called as early as possible and a representative from Punjab should also be called to face the committee,” Zafar Iqbal Khan, a spokesperson for NAB, quoted Bokhari as saying.
Earlier in the day Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh told reporters that the four-member cabinet inquiry committee will hold its meetings next week. The finance minister said representatives from TIP, NAB, Public Accounts Committee, provincial anti-corruption institutions, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Competition Commission of Pakistan, courts’ registrars and members of chambers of commerce will be called for the committee meeting.
Shaikh also said that NAB would be asked to share evidence with the government besides pointing out the sources of corruption.
The inquiry committee was formed by the prime minister to probe ‘allegations’ of corruption against government institutions.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2012.
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A classical example of good governance in Punjab !!!
@Adnan Siddiqi, haha well said.
Correct me if I am wrong here - Is NAB some national institution of Papua New Guinea? If it is an independent corruption busting outfit of Pakistan, what in the cotton picking world is stopping it to eradicate corruption and punish the corrupt; be it if the corruption is taking place in Punjab or anywhere else in Pakistan.
About 70% of Pakistan's wealth is concentrated in Karachi, and by every logic Karachi must be contributing the largest chunk in corruption. But, since the Admiral belongs to the city, he is unable to see what is happening under his nose. This is what is called "chirag tal-e andhera".
Oh no, Raza Rumi is gonna look stupid now after churning out pro pmln op-eds so recently
The myth of good governance!
65 % quota is reserved for Punjab in government jobs/arm forces and other benefits it take, then why not in major share in corruption ?