ISLAMABAD, April 7: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice Javed Iqbal on Thursday chaired a monthly meeting to review overall performance of NAB especially accused conviction by the learned Accountability Courts during 2022 due to vigorous prosecution of NAB at NAB Headquarters. According to a press statement issued ater the meeting, the meeting was attended by Zahir Shah, Deputy Chairman NAB, Syed AsgharHaider, Prosecutor General Accountability, Masood Alam Khan, DG Operations and other senior officers of NAB. During the meeting, it was informed by DG NAB Sukkur that the Learned Accountability Court Sukkur passed judgment in reference No 10/2017 whereby 23 accused persons including 6x officials of Government of Sindh were convicted due to vigorous prosecution of NAB Sukkur. Out of 23x accused persons, 19x accused persons have been awarded rigorous imprisonment seven years each, while remaining 4x contractors have been awarded five years imprisonment individually. The Court also imposed a collective fine of Rs.7, 433,556/- against all the accused persons. The 23x convicted persons were sent to Central Prison Sukkur for serving the awarded sentence. As per details of accused persons DG NAB Sukkur further informed that respected Accountability Court Sukkur passed judgment in reference No 14/2019 whereby the accused Dr. GhulamHussainUnar (Ex DHO Sanghar) was convicted /sentenced for 07 year of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 107.55 million. During the meeting, it was informed by DG NAB Rawalpindi that the Learned Accountability Court Rawalpindi passed judgment in reference No 02/2019 title State vs. MajAtifQayyum (Cheating Public at Large with serving & retired officials whereby the accused person was convicted/sentenced 3 years R.I. with fine of Rs. 2.79 million under 489-F PPC, 3 years R.I. with fine of Rs. 2.55 million under section 406 PPC, 14 years R.I. with fine of Rs. 373.24 million under section r/w 9(a)(iii) & (ix) NAO and 14 years R.I with fine of Rs. by the Learned Accountability Court Rawalpindi due to vigorous prosecution of NAB Rawalpindi. DG NAB Rawalpindi further informed that the Learned Accountability Court Islamabad passed judgment in reference No 06/2015 whereby the co-accused/PO Muhammad Quaid was convicted/sentenced for 26 months R.I. along with fine of Rs.23.7 million. – PR
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