ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd)Javed Iqbal has said that the bureau has recovered Rs 153 billion fromcorrupt elements and deposited in the national exchequer.
According to a statement, the NAB chairman said the bureau had also filed600 corruption references in different accountability courts, arrested 630accused in the last 27 months.
“Right now,1,261 references, having accumulated value of Rs 943 billion,were in 25 different accountability courts,” he said in a statement.
“NAB has no affiliation with any political party, group or individual buthas affiliations with the state of Pakistan,” he said adding that theanti-graft watchdog officers were performing their national duty oferadication of corruption with dedication.
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Justice Javed said the anti-graft watchdog was making vigorous attempts toeradicate the menace of corruption by pursuing its policy of‘Accountability for All’.
The performance of the bureau has already been acknowledged by prestigiousnational and international institutions including Pakistan Institute ofLegislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), Mashal Pakistan,Transparency International and World Economic Forum, he concluded.
