*ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered Rs298billion under plea bargains in corruption case during the last thirteenmonths.*
The recovered amount has been deposited into the national kitty, accordingto a statement issued by the bureau.
The corruption watchdog has established complaint cells at its regionaloffices while a separate cell has also been established for addressingcomplaints of the business community.
Earlier, on Jan 30, NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal had said thathe was trying to make NAB an independent organization. He said currentlythere was supremacy of law and constitution in the country and bureaucracyshould not accept any influence or pressure.
Javed Iqbal said that NAB was working on the policy of ‘accountability forall’ without any discrimination and added that no injustice will be donewith anyone in the country.
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Addressing federal secretaries in Islamabad, Javed Iqbal said thatbureaucracy was playing an active and significant role in the progress anddevelopment of the country.
He said that eradication of corruption was a collective socialresponsibility and added that everyone should play its role to rid thecountry of corruption.
