ISLAMABAD – Chairman National Accountability Bureau Justice (R) Javed Iqbalhas said that the Bureau has solid evidence of money laundering of billionof rupees of big fish.
In a statement issue by NAB said that the national anti-corruption watchdoghas submitted corruption references in respected Accountability Courtswhich are under trial.
He said that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the father of the nation, inhis address to Assembly had identified bribery and nepotism as main thecurses.
He said that there is a difference between white collar crimes and instreet crimes. NAB is committed for logical conclusion of mega corruptioncases.
He said that NAB is the focal institution of Pakistan under the UNconvention against corruption and is Chairman of SAARC Anti-CorruptionForum. NAB is considered a role model organization in SAARC countries.International Economic, Transparency International Pakistan, PILDAT, MishalPakistan has lauded the anti-graft watchdog’s anti-corruption endeavours.
Says about 1,243 corruption cases involving Rs943b under trial in variousaccountability courts
NAB has so far deposited Rs 714 billion since its inception which is beingtermed as a great achievement.
Some 1,243 corruption cases, having accumulative corruption volume of Rs943 billion, are under trial in various accountability courts.
The chairman said that NAB has constituted a Combined Investigation Team(CIT) to benefit from the collective wisdom of senior supervisory officers.The CIT has the services of director, additional director, investigationofficer, legal counsel and experts of monetary and land revenue department.
NAB officers are working with dedication and commitment as per law. TheBureau is on right track due to the commitment of its officials. Concreteevidences of billion of rupees money laundering are available. Billion ofrupees were laundered by opening fake accounts in the names of “FaludaWala,” “Chabri Wala” and “Paupar Wala”.
He said NAB investigates white collar mega corruption cases and time isrequired to probe such cases as some information needed to be collectedfrom abroad.
The Chairman NAB vowed to take the ongoing flour and sugar scaminvestigations in logical conclusion as per law.
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