Annual inspection 2014: NAB Karachi handles record number of complaints

Chairman says Karachi is an important regional office

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry said that NAB Karachi is one of the important Regional Bureaus of NAB.

During a briefing at the Karachi office, the chairman was informed that NAB Karachi disposed of 3,589 complaints during the year 2014. The number of complaints disposed of in 2014 was higher than the number of complaints disposed of in 2013 or any of the previous years.

He was in Karachi for the annual inspection conducted by the NAB Chairman’s Inspection & Monitoring Team (CI&MT) for the year 2014.

The CI&MT informed the chairman that in 2014, NAB Karachi disposed of 327 complaints verifications, completed 71 of the total 347 authorised inquiries and finished 33 of the 101 authorised investigations.

NAB Karachi has recovered a total Rs1.432 billion through voluntary return, plea bargain and indirect recoveries and arrested 70 accused persons during 2014. NAB Karachi has recovered Rs12.5 billion since its inception.

The Chairman NAB appreciated the performance of NAB Regional Bureau, Karachi and directed all ranks of officers of NAB Karachi to work more vigilantly and diligently in order to curb corruption and corrupt practices from the country.

The CI&MT was deputed to conduct annual inspection of NAB Karachi Bureau from January 14 to January 16, 2015 in order to review and evaluate the performance on the basis of a quantified grading system.

Senior member CI&MT in his briefing had informed the chairman about the inspection done and highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of NAB Karachi Bureau.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 17^th, 2015.