*ISLAMABAD – **NAB Chief has responded over media reports of controversialinterview.*
*NAB has denied that the bureau’s chairperson, Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal,gave an interview to any journalist.*
A column published on May 17 by Javed Chaudhry claimed that Iqbal madeallegations of corruption against political figures, sparking outrage amongpolitical leaders.
Former president Asif Ali Zardari said the PPP will take action against thechairperson for discussing ongoing corruption references while PML-N SeniorVice-President Shahid Khaqan Abbasi questioned his impartiality.
But the NAB spokesperson denied that Iqbal had even spoken to thejournalist. He said the statements attributed to him aren’t correct. Theperson who wrote that column made it up, he claimed.
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He denied that the chairperson discussed individuals and ongoing cases. Thespokesperson said NAB had addressed this before as well.
The bureau will continue doing its job, he asserted, adding thatpoliticians calling the NAB Ordinance a ‘black law’ should remember it wasenacted by Parliament.
