ISLAMABAD, March 16: National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) Executive Board Meeting was held at NAB Headquarters on Wednesday which was chaired by Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman NAB, Zahir Shah, Prosecutor General Accountability, Syed AsgharHaider, Director General HQ, Hasnain Ahmed, Director General Rawalpindi, IrfanMangi, DG Operations Masood Alam Khan and other senior officers attended the meeting.
It is a yearlong policy of the NAB to share the details of EBM with the public which does not aim to hurt anyone as all inquiries and investigations are initiated on the basis of alleged allegations, which are not final. NAB, a people friendly institute, decides to go ahead with the case after assessing the merits of the cases and after knowing the flip side of the coin.
The Executive Board Meeting of the National Accountability Bureau authorised conducting 11 inquiries.The EBM authorised conducting inquiries against various personalities included Messers ACE Group (ACE marketing group, Pvt, ltd), ACE, Builders, PvT, Ltd and others, management of Utility Store Corporation,Officers, officials and others of Punjab Cooperative Board of Liquidation, AnjumPervaiz, former Senior General Manager, Pakistan Railways and others, Officers/officials of Ministry of Housing and Works, Officiers/officials and others of State office, owners, sponsors of ShaukatMarvat Group of Companies, officers, officials and others of Forest department, JavedMemon, Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department, Larkana and others, Professor GhulamAsgharChanna, Vice Chancellor and others of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana, Engineer Sardar ALI Shah, Project Director of Right Bank Outfall Drain, Hyderabad circle and others and inquiry was also authorised against Pritam Das, superintending engineer, Irrigation department, Govt of Sindh, Ali Muhammad, Contractor, AMB and Company, Pvt, Limited and others.
NAB-EBM also authorised conducting 2 investigations against various personalities including GhulamHaiderJamali, Former Inspector General, Police, Sindh, Karachi and others, officers/ officials of District Director, Agriculture, department, D.I Khan and others.
The Executive Board Meeting of NAB okayed sending the complaint against Adam Khan Automobiles Pvt. Ltd. and others to IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for legal action.
The Executive Board Meeting of NAB authorised the closure of inquiries against CDA officers / officials and others and Mohammad Omar Work, former Superintendent of Police, in accordance with the law.
Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman National Accountability Bureau said that NAB’s faith is corruption free Pakistan. NAB is pursuing a policy of accountability for all in accordance with the law. He said that mega corruption cases against big fish especially money laundering, fake accounts, assets in excess of income, illegal housing societies and the accused in the Mudaraba scandal should be brought to a logical conclusion in accordance with the law. -PR



