ISLAMABAD – NAB spokesman Nawazish Ali Asim has said that under JusticeIqbal, the NAB’s performance had been ‘phenomenal’.
According to the spokesman, NAB during the past eleven months has arrested476 accused, authorised 216 complaint verifications, ordered 238 inquiriesand gave a headway for 79 investigations.
“NAB has also filed 340 corruption references in accountability courts andconvicted 72 accused persons. It has recovered Rs 2,410 million,” thespokesman added.
According to the data available with Pakistan Today, the performance of theprosecution team of the NAB appears dismal during the past three years withthe inclusion of former chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry’s tenure. Accordingto the details, the NAB filed 733 references in accountability courtsduring the past three years.
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In 2015, 238 references were filed out of which the NAB won decisions in 45references. Applications under section 265-K in favour of NAB were 54 whilewrit petitions filed in high courts were 1,656 against the NAB. Thepetitions that decided in favour of NAB were 780 while appeals filed inhigh courts were 186. Out of these, only 34 were decided in the bureau’sfavour.
The cases filed in Supreme Court during 2015 were 221 out of which 129 weredecided in NAB’s favor. There were 40 plea bargains during the trials.
