Times of Islamabad

NAB will not arrest grade 19 and above government officer without prior permission

NAB will not arrest grade 19 and above government officer without prior permission

*ISLAMABAD – The regional officer of the National Accountability Bureau isnot authorised to arrest a government officer of grade 19 and above, saysNAB Chairperson Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal.*

“NAB has no political agenda,” said the NAB chief. He was speaking to topprovincial officials at a ceremony at the Punjab Civil Secretariat onTuesday.

“Officers should perform their official duties without any fear andhesitation,” he said, adding that honest officers are an asset.

No political victimisation will ever take place against any of them, hesaid.