NAB strongly believes in 100% development and Zero Corruption: Chairman

ISLAMABAD, January 27: Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has said that NAB strongly believes in 100% development and Zero corruption. NAB has great regard and respect for the business community which is playing an important role in the country’s progress. He said that he had not only addressed business community at Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce Karachi (FPCCI), Chamber of Commerce Lahore and Islamabad Chamber of Commerce, Islamabad but held various meetings with a delegation of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce Karachi (FPCCI), delegation of Flour Mills Association, delegation of Cotton Ginners Association and delegation of Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. NAB has referred the cases of Income Tax, Sales Tax and Under Invoicing to FBR for appropriate action as per law. He said that NAB has established a special desk under the supervision of the Director at NAB Headquarters Islamabad to address the complaints of the business community. The business community leaders have always lauded the efforts of Chairman NAB for taking personal interest in addressing their problems timely which is very much on record.He said that the performance of NAB has been appreciated by reputed national and international organizations. As per a survey of Gillani and Gallup, 59 percent people have shown trust upon NAB. Currently, 1237 references of NAB are under trial in the learned Accountability Courts throughout the country having approximately worth of Rs. 1353 billion. He said that NAB during the tenure of present management has recovered Rs. 539 billion directly and indirectly which is a record achievement.
He said that NAB is determined to eradicate corruption, money laundering, cheating the public at large, assets beyond known sources of income, illegal housing societies and modarba scandals. The illegal housing societies neither handed over plots to affectees nor had returned their hard earned money.-PR