*LAHORE – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) JavedIqbal said on Thursday that the anti-graft watchdog had not given anyNational Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to anybody, and was not even partof it.*
Addressing to the ceremony in Lahore, the NAB Chairman the watchdog is anautonomous body and the current government never exerted pressure on it.“Even if such pressure comes NAB won’t bow down,” he added.
He stressed that PM Imran Khan doesn’t enjoy immunity from anti-graftbody’s probe. “If the leader of the opposition can face such probes thenthe premier also doesn’t have the immunity from NAB probe.”
Javed Iqbal said that he never disgrace the prime minister, adding that therespect and honor increased due to the NAB’s indiscriminate actions againstcorruption and the white-collar crimes. He said that the world acknowledgedPakistan’s efforts against corruption.
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Javed Iqbal said that NAB is working under the constitution and added thatthe accountability watchdog has the right to inquire even leader of theopposition. He said that NAB helped ensure rule of law in the country.
Javed Iqbal vowed to strive for attaining logical conclusion in all mega*corruption*linkand the watchdog would continue its actions against the corrupt.
