ISLAMABAD – Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice JavedIqbal on Monday vowed conducting mega corruption cases especially whitecollar crimes investigations on scientific lines to eradicate the menacewithin prescribed time frame of 10 months.
Chairing a meeting of Prosecution Division, Operation Division, seniorofficers including Director Generals of Regional Bureaus of the Bureau viavideo link, he said corruption has become curse, which should be rootedout. He exhorted the officers to pursue corruption cases after collectingsolid evidence against the corruption suspects, said a press release.He said NAB has improved its overall workings by devising an effective anticorruption strategy.
NAB has fixed a period of 10 months to finish the case right fromconducting complaint verification to filing a reference. Right now 1,210corruption references involving Rs 900 billion were at various stages ofhearing in different accountability courts, the Chairman said.
He said concrete measures were being taken to stop the menace of moneylaundering. The money stashed abroad through corrupt means would be takenback to the country as per law, he added.
According to Gillani and Gallup survey, 59 percent people expressesconfidence over the performance of NAB whereas Pakistan has come to 107thposition over corruption index of International Economic Forum.
The Chairman NAB said the Bureau has deposited record Rs 297 billion innational exchequer after recovering from the corrupt elements. Corruptionis the main hurdle in country’s economic progress and prosperity.
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NAB has established a separate Cell for resolving issues of businesscommunity, he said.He said the investigations of fake housing and cooperative societies wouldbe taken to logical conclusion. NAB had filed a reference against MuftiEhsan in an accountability court on looting people in Mudarba scandal.He said the Accountability Court had awarded Mufti Ehsan 10 yearsimprisonment and Rs 9 billion fine in Mudarba case.
Likewise, NAB had also filed another corruption reference inaccountability court against Ghulam Rasool Ayubi on looting people. TheCourt awarded 10 years imprisonment and Rs 3.7 billion fine to the culprit.
NAB was trying utmost to apprehend 34 suspects involved in Muzarba/Musharkascandals and bring back the absconders with the help of Interpol so thatthe looted amount could be returned to the affectees, he said. He asked thepeople to invest in only authentic and approved housing societies.
