ISLAMABAD – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired justiceJaved Iqbal strongly reacts over the media reports of giving NRO.
He asserted on Tuesday that no National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)would be made from the bureau’s part. He addressed a ceremony held in thehonour of officers of the NAB in Islamabad, and said: “One person getsmedical treatment in London or America, whereas other people do not.”
“No one should expect that the bureau will turn a blind eye towards ‘aperson in power’ […] no one should anticipate that the ruling party has noresponsibility.”
“No deal or relief will be struck from the NAB’s side,” he said, addingthat making any compromise or surrender was out of question.
“Those people who have never read the NAB law are also criticising it […] Iam not crying over lack of resources but the available resources should beutilised at their maximum efficiency,” he said.
The chairman questioned: “Why would the NAB take political revenge fromsomeone? […] if someone is arrested today, the very next day, [the arrestedperson] says that political revenge is being taken.”
“That person who is in the record of the NAB will never appreciate it […]accusing, vilifying or making threats towards me is of no benefit,” headded.
He pointed out that the country has been under debt of more than US $100billion, and stated: “You think asking for its calculation is a crime!”
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He mentioned that after 2017, no mega scandal has been unearthed and thebureau had focused on those cases which had been pending for a long time.
“It is asked what has the NAB done for the BRT […] the Supreme Court hadgiven a stay order and we are trying to resolve the matter,” he outlined.“If arresting criminals is a crime, then this crime will go on,” he said.
He strongly criticised “some people for using a province card” and said thebureau’s activities would remain unaffected by this.
Mr Iqbal expressed strong reservations that the budget of multimillions ofrupees has been allocated but people were being dying in dog-bite cases.
“Some people even treat their influenza virus in London, are other peoplenot humans?” he asked. Moreover, he emphasised on increasing the number ofjudges in the country.
