*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s corruption perception Index has come down to 116from 175th position.*
According to a statement issued by National Accountability Bureau onSunday, the performance of the bureau has been lauded by South AsianAssociation for Regional Cooperation and it has been unanimously elected aschairman of SAARC Anti-Corruption Forum.
The statement said NAB recovered 71 billion rupees through direct andindirect ways and deposited in national exchequer last year.
It is worth noting that as per its election manifesto, PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf government initiated a crackdown against corruptionimmediately after taking power last year.
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On multiple occasions, Chairman National Accountability Bureau Justiceretd. Javed Iqbal has expressed the resolve to root out corruption from thecountry and taking the mega corruption cases to their rational end.
