ISLAMABAD, January 23: Honourable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman, NAB said that 1405 accused persons were convicted by the learned Accountability Courts throughout the country first time in the history of NAB during the tenure of present management of NAB as per law as NAB always gives high priority to mega corruption white collar crime cases and would not spare all those who have after devoured billions of rupees of innocent Pakistanis through corruption and corrupt practices as per law. The NAB has no affiliation with any individual, party or organization but with the country and is performing its duties. He said that eradication of corruption has become the voice of the whole nation as it not only halts the progress of the country but also usurps the rights of the deserving people. Pakistan is facing the challenge of corruption which is the root cause of all problems being endured by the country.
He said that NAB has chalked out a comprehensive Anti corruption strategy comprising awareness, prevention and enforcement under “Accountability for All” policy. Besides overhauling and perfecting working procedures in order to make NAB a more credible and reputed organization to eradicate corruption in all its forms and manifestations. The Chairman NAB said that NAB has rejuvenated by implementing his Accountability for All Policy across the board under the slogan of “NAB’s Faith-Corruption free Pakistan.” The results have yielded excellent dividends. Well Reputed national and International Organizations like Transparency International Pakistan, World Economic Forum, PILDAT, Mishal Pakistan have not only lauded NAB’s efforts for eradication of corruption but in the Gillani and Gallup Survey about 59 percent people have shown their confidence in NAB. He said that NAB during the present management of NAB has brought big fish to justice for the first time and recovered Rs. 539 billion from corrupt elements directly and indirectly from Oct 2017 to Dec 2021 that no one previously had ever been able to accomplish since the establishment of the anti-corruption watchdog in 1999, besides overall recovery of Rs. 822 bullion directly. -PR
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