ISLAMABAD – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has fulfilled its dutiesperfectly as it has deposited a sum of Rs 466 billion in the nationalexchequer after recovering from the corrupt elements since its inceptionwhich is a record achievement.
In a statement issued here yesterday, the NAB said, corruption is a curseand is the only solution to eradicate menace of corruption is surgery ascorrupt elements inflict multiple losses to the country.
Chairman NAB Justice (R) Javed Iqbal had devised an effectiveanti-corruption strategy immediately after taking over the responsibilitiesas chairman in 2017. His strategy has been acknowledged by various reputedorganizations from the world. The visionary Chairman NAB has alsointroduced various reforms in the Bureau for taking action against thecorrupt without any discrimination.
The NAB, with its headquarters in Islamabad and eight regional officeslocated at Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Sukkur, Multanand Gilgit-Baltistan, is working hard with best of their abilities toeradicate corruption and recover looted money from corrupt elements inorder to deposit in the national exchequer. NAB during the tenure ofJustice Javed Iqbal has recovered Rs. 363 billion during the last two yearswhich is an ample evidence of NAB’s commitment to the cause of eradicationof corruption and to make corruption free Pakistan.
He firmly believes in taking action across the board by adopting the“Accountability for All” policy without considering their status orposition in government or opposition. Some 59 percent people of the countryhave expressed their satisfaction over the NAB performance as manifested inthe surveys conducted by Transparency International, World Economic Forum,PILDAT and Mashal Pakistan. This has indeed rejuvenated NAB.
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The NAB is also the Chairman of SAARC anti-corruption forum and is a focalinstitution of the country as per anti-corruption convention of UnitedNations (UNCAC), which is honour for the country due to NAB’s efforts. Ithas the distinction of inking an MoU with China for combating corruptionand sharing each other’s experiences regarding elimination of corruption.
NAB has registered a total of 53,643 complaints during the year 2019. Ofwhich 42,760 were addressed as per law. NAB had authorized 2,166 complaintverifications and concluded 1,308 complaint verifications. The Bureauokayed 1,686 inquiries in the year 2019 and forwarded 747 inquiries forfurther action. It also approved 609 investigations and processed 269investigations. Out of 179 mega corruption cases, 11 inquiries and 14investigations are near completion.
