ISLAMABAD, October 15: Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal, Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chaired a meeting to review performance of NAB at NAB Headquarters. He said that NAB is apex anticorruption organization of the country to eradicate corruption and to recover looted money from corrupt and bring them to justice as per law. He said that NAB is absolutely determined to make Pakistan corruption free with iron hands as NAB strongly believes in Accountability for All. He said that NAB has geared up to come up to the expectations of the nation and perfected its procedures by adopting proactive Anti-Corruption Strategy by adopting zero tolerance policy against corruption across the board. Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said that under Zero Tolerance Policy, he has directed all NAB’s Regional Bureaus and NAB Headquarters to nab culprit, proclaimed offenders and absconders and bring them to justice as per law. He said that NAB is the only Anti-Corruption Organization who has prescribed ten (10) months period completing inquiry to investigation and investigation to filing of corruption reference in the respective Accountability Court. He said that NAB has also established Combined Investigation Team (CIT) which had not only helped improving work standards of inquiry and investigations but also makes sure that nobody could influence. He said that NAB has established state of the art forensic laboratory in Islamabad which is helping in strengthening evidence as well as investigations. The major purpose of NAB’s Forensic Science LAB is to meet present day needs which also help enduring secrecy and saving time. Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal Chairman NAB said that early return of hard earned looted money of people is top most priority of NAB. – Sabah
